ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,610, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Solid-state battery" was invented by Makoto Yoshioka (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid-state battery that includes: a solid battery laminate including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer along a lamination direction; a positive electrode terminal on a first side surface of the solid battery laminate, and the positive electrode layer is in electrical contact with the positive electrode term...