ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,841, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to OCTET SCIENTIFIC INC. (Cleveland).
"Zinc battery elecrtolyte additive" was invented by Onas Bolton (Pepper Pike, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolyte additive is provided. The additive is a quaternary ammonium or phosphonium salt effective to suppress hydrogen evolution and metal dendrite formation during operation of a zinc electrochemical cell such as a zinc-air battery. A zinc battery cell is also provided, which contains an effective amount of the electrolyte additive."
The patent was filed on May 17, 2022, under Application No. 17/746,432.
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