Westwater announces successful patent application for Kellyton plant

Lizi Arbogast Gwin / TPI The qualifying line of the Westwater Resources Inc. graphite plant went through its first operation in December 2024.

Westwater Resources, Inc., an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite development company, announced it received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) that Westwater’s patent application is approved for issuance.

Westwater filed an application in August 2021 to patent methods of purifying graphite at the Kellyton graphite plant. With this Notice, PTO’s examination of the application is complete.