ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,502, issued on June 17, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Electrolytes for lithium-containing battery cells" was invented by Woo Cheol Shin (San Jose, Calif.) and Soonho Ahn (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolyte for a lithium-containing battery cell is described. The electrolyte includes a solvent having at least one carbonate ester, and at least one lithium salt having a concentration ranging from 3 mol/liter to 15 mol/liter in the solvent. The electrolyte also includes a diluent that includes an aromatic fluorocarbon. In some embodiments, the solution of the at least one lithium salt and th...