INTERNATIONAL PATENT: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FILES APPLICATION FOR "BATTERY CELL CONFIGURED FOR BUOYANCY-INDUCED ELECTROLYTE CIRCULATION AND METHOD OF PREVENTING THERMAL RUNAWAY OF A BATTERY CELL"

GENEVA, Feb. 11 -- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (352 Henry Administration Building506 South Wright StreetUrbana, Illinois 61801) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/039652) for "BATTERY CELL CONFIGURED FOR BUOYANCY-INDUCED ELECTROLYTE CIRCULATION, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING THERMAL RUNAWAY OF A BATTERY CELL" on Jul 29, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/030312, the details related to the patent application was published on Feb 05, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): SMITH, Kyle C. (716 West Washington StreetChampaign, Illinois 61820)

Abstract: A battery c...