ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,182, issued on June 24, was assigned to Sion Power Corp. (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Lithium metal electrodes" was invented by Michael G. Laramie (Tucson, Ariz.), Yuriy V. Mikhaylik (Tucson, Ariz.) and Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lithium metal electrodes, modular lithium deposition systems, and associated articles and methods are generally described. In some embodiments, the articles described herein may be suitable for use as, and/or in, lithium metal anodes. Similarly, the methods and/or modular lithium depositions systems described herein may be suitable for forming lithium metal anodes and/or co...