US Patent Issued to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY on Jan. 27 for "Composite membranes for flow batteries" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,213, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (Cleveland).

"Composite membranes for flow batteries" was invented by Jesse S. Wainright (Willoughby Hills, Ohio), Gary E. Wnek (Cleveland), Enoch A. Nagelli (Cleveland) and Robert Savinell (Solon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite membrane for use in flow batteries is contemplated. The membrane comprises a hydrogel, such as poly(vinyl alcohol), applied to a polymeric microporous film substrate. This composite is interposed between two half cells of a flow battery. The resulting membrane and system, as well as corresponding methods for making the me...