ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,199, issued on June 24, was assigned to LIVENT USA CORP. (Philadelphia).
"Printed lithium foil and film" was invented by Marina Yakovleva (Gastonia, N.C.), Kenneth Brian Fitch (Cherryville, N.C.), William Arthur Greeter Jr. (Dallas, N.C.) and Jian Xia (Belmont, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate coated with a printable lithium composition is provided. The printable lithium composition includes lithium metal powder; a polymer binder, wherein the polymer binder is compatible with the lithium powder; and a rheology modifier compatible with the lithium powder and the polymer binder, wherein the rheology modifier is dispersib...