US Patent Issued to QuantumScape Battery on March 4 for "Rapid ceramic processing techniques and equipment" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,143, issued on March 4, was assigned to QuantumScape Battery Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Rapid ceramic processing techniques and equipment" was invented by Timothy Holme (San Jose, Calif.), Martin M. Winterkorn (San Jose, Calif.), John Olenick (San Jose, Calif.), David Berkstresser (San Jose, Calif.), Matthew Sheffield (San Jos, Calif.), Yamini Mohan (San Jose, Calif.), Yi Zhou (San Jose, Calif.) and Lucas Broganer (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are rapid, high quality film sintering processes that include high-throughput continuous sintering of lithium-lanthanum zirconium oxide (lithium-stuffed garnet...