ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,729, issued on April 22.

"Anion exchange branched co-polymer with poly(aryl) and a branched compound and quinuclidinium side chains and synthesis thereof" was invented by Qiuying Zhang (Fairfax, Va.), Mengjie Chen (Seaford, Del.), Bamdad Bahar (Georgetown, Del.), Sarah Toombs (Stafford, Va.) and Benjamin Kredensor (Manassas Park, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anion exchange branched co-polymer includes poly(aryl) and a branched compound and quinuclininuium side chains. The co-polymer may include xanthene or bibenzofuran. The anion exchange branched co-polymer may be more durable and have less creep and may have a higher ion ex...