** Shares of battery technology company Dragonfly Energy
Holdings Corp DFLI.O rise 22% to $3.12 premarket
** Co says it will be granted a new U.S. patent for
production of conventional lithium-ion batteries and
nonflammable solid-state lithium batteries
** Patent is for the "preparation and powder film deposition
of pre-coated powders" - DFLI
** Adds patent addresses the feedstock material portion in
the production process
** DFLI stock fell 17% on Wednesday after co announced
secondary stock offering of 8.62 mln shares
** Up to last close, stock had fallen 78.5% YTD
(Reporting by Arshreet Singh)
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