ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,747, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENT'S ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tuscon, Azerbaijan).

"Carbenium based organic redox flow batteries" was invented by Thomas Gianetti (Tucson, Ariz.) and Jules Moutet (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A redox flow battery including: a catholyte including a radical dication of a conjugated heterocyclic carbenium compound; and an anolyte including a neutral radical of a conjugated heterocyclic carbenium compound; wherein the conjugated heterocyclic carbenium compounds present in the catholyte and anolyte are the same compound; and the redox flow battery...