ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,222, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to AMPERE S.A.S. (Boulogne-Billancourt, France).

"Electrochemical cell with three-dimensional electrode structure" was invented by Nicolas Besnard (Paris), Victor Chaudoy (Paris) and David Leray (Gif sur yvette, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrochemical cell includes a casing that: includes a lower first element in the form of a vessel, the internal surface of which is at least partially covered by a layer of conductive material so as to form the current collector of the first electrode with a first polarity; includes an upper second element in the form of a cover for closing the ve...