US Patent Issued to California Institute of Technology on April 15 for "Electrochemical systems with ionically conductive and electronically insulating separator" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,393, issued on April 15, was assigned to California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, Calif.).

"Electrochemical systems with ionically conductive and electronically insulating separator" was invented by Farshid Roumi (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Separator systems for electrochemical systems providing electronic, mechanical and chemical properties useful for a variety of applications including electrochemical storage and conversion. Embodiments provide structural, physical and electrostatic attributes useful for managing and controlling dendrite formation and for improving the cycle life and rate capability of elec...