ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,817, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Sion Power Corp. (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Methods, systems, and devices for applying forces to electrochemical devices" was invented by Daniel G. Milobar (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for applying forces to electrochemical devices are generally described. In some cases, the methods include applying a force to an electrochemical device via a solid surface that, in the absence of an applied force, has at least a portion that is convex with respect to a side of the electrochemical device. Certain embodiments are related to systems and devices for applying a f...