ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,728, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Iontra Inc (Centennial, Colo.).

"Systems and methods for electrochemical device charging and discharging" was invented by Daniel A. Konopka (Denver), John Richard Howlett III (Centennial, Colo.) and Jeffrey J. Holt (Superior, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods that charge a battery using a signal with at least one harmonically tuned aspect based on impedance of the battery with a frequency or harmonic component. The system may further involve a power converter that may act in concert with charging to power a load. In some instances, an output signal is generated that is ...