ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,308, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to BLOOM ENERGY Corp. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Solid oxide electrolyzer cell including electrolysis-tolerant air-side electrode" was invented by Tad Armstrong (Burlingame, Calif.) and Justin Railsback (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) includes a solid oxide electrolyte, a fuel-side electrode disposed on a fuel side of the electrolyte, and an air-side electrode disposed on an air side of the electrolyte. The air-side electrode includes a barrier layer disposed on the air side of the electrolyte and including a first doped ceria material, and a functio...