ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,258, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to E3TRIGEN INC. (Peachtree Corners, Ga.).
"Fluorinated electrolyte additives" was invented by Nicholas Borrero (Augusta, Ga.), Neville Pavri (Evans, Ga.) and Serguei Kovalenko (Martinez, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to the use of fluorinated ethers such as 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-methoxypropane (HFMOP) as a reaction solvent to prepare fluorinated dialkyl carbonate and sulfite compounds useful in batteries, and to electrolytes containing fluorinated compounds for use in batteries containing high Ni cathodes and silicon containing anodes."
The patent was filed on Sept. ...