ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,075, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to ENEVATE Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Methods of forming electrochemical cells" was invented by Benjamin Yong Park (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Ian Russell Browne (Orange, Calif.) and Heidi Leighette Anderson (Newport Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of forming electrochemical cells are described. In some implementations, the method can include providing an electrochemical cell having an electrode including electrochemically active material with at least about 20% to about 100% by weight of silicon. The method can include charging the electrochemical cell by providing a formation cha...