US Patent Issued on June 17 for "Sustainable, mechanically rechargeable, moldable, and sprayable hydrogel battery" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,515, issued on June 17.

"Sustainable, mechanically rechargeable, moldable, and sprayable hydrogel battery" was invented by Jonah Isaac Nazarian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Aidyl Sofia Gonzalez-Serricchio (La Canada, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery with an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte may be disposed between the anode and the cathode. The electrolyte may comprise sodium chloride, water, polyvinyl alcohol, and borax. The anode, the cathode, and the electrolyte may be disposed within a housing. The battery is configured to recharge in response to external mechanical force applied to the battery. ...