ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,782, issued on May 13, was assigned to CELGARD LLC (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Solid state batteries, SSE batteries, lithium metal batteries with solid state electrolytes, HSSE, separators, and/or coatings, and/or related methods" was invented by Zhengming Zhang (Rock Hill, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The problems or issues faced by typical larger SSE batteries are solved by providing an interface or interfacial layer at least between the anode, which comprises Li or Na, and the solid state electrolyte (SSE). In some other embodiments, an interfacial layer may be provided between the anode, which comprises Li or Na, and the SSE, and ...