US Patent Issued to Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University on May 20 for "Synthesis of lithium lanthanum zirconate from nanocrystalline lanthanum zirconate" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,832, issued on May 20, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Synthesis of lithium lanthanum zirconate from nanocrystalline lanthanum zirconate" was invented by Jon Weller (Phoenix) and Candace Chan (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fabricating a layer including lithium lanthanum zirconate (Li7La3Zr2O12) layer includes forming a slurry including lanthanum zirconate (La2Zr2O7) nanocrystals, a lithium precursor, and a lanthanum precursor in stoichiometric amounts to yield a dispersion including lithium, lanthanum, and zirconium. In some cases, the dispersion includes l...