ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,477, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Ampcera Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.).

"Cathode-catholyte core-shell structures, composite cathode layers, and solid-state batteries, and methods for manufacturing of the same" was invented by James Emery Brown (Tucson, Ariz.), Hui Emery Du (Tucson, Ariz.), Chen Chen (Tucson, Ariz.) and Sumin Zhu (San Franscisco, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid-state battery, including: an anode layer; a solid-state ionic conductive membrane layer; and a composite cathode layer formed onto a positive current collector using an energy-assisted solvent-free spray process. The composite cathode includes co...