US Patent Issued to Salient Energy on Dec. 16 for "Encapsulated electroactive materials for use in rechargeable aqueous zinc cells and batteries and methods of preparing encapsulated electroactive materials" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,227, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Salient Energy Inc. (Dartmouth, Canada).

"Encapsulated electroactive materials for use in rechargeable aqueous zinc cells and batteries and methods of preparing encapsulated electroactive materials" was invented by Marine B. Cuisinier (Dartmouth, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is encapsulated electroactive materials for use in rechargeable aqueous zinc cells, batteries, systems, and associated methods. A core-shell composite particle includes a core of electrochemically active material, and a shell of a polyelectrolyte matrix, substantially insoluble in water, yet allowing the t...