ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,749, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Lyten Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Anode protective layer for lithium-sulfur cylindrical cells" was invented by Elena Rogojina (San Jose, Calif.), Jerzy Gazda (Austin, Texas), You Li (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Jesse Baucom (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Chandra B. Kc (San Jose, Calif.), Jingning Shan (San Jose, Calif.) and Ratnakumar Bugga (Arcadia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lithium-sulfur battery including an anode, a cathode, a separator, and an electrolyte is provided. The lithium-sulfur battery may be formed as a jelly roll. The anode may output lithium cations (Li+) and a solid-electrolyte inte...