ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,649, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SIONIC ENERGY INC. (Rochester, N.Y.).

"Cyclic sulfone additives for lithium ion batteries" was invented by Surya S. Moganty (Henrietta, N.Y.), Rutvik Vaidya (Rochester, N.Y.) and John Sinicropi (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cyclic sulfone organic compounds and an electrolyte containing the cyclic sulfone organic compounds suitable for use in electrochemical energy storage devices useful for reducing battery resistance, increasing cycle life, and improving high-temperature performance are disclosed."

The patent was filed on March 31, 2021, under Application No. 18/029,125.

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