ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,473, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Tesla Inc. (Austin, Texas).
"Compositions and methods for prelithiating energy storage devices" was invented by Ziying Wang (San Diego) and Hieu Minh Duong (Rosemead, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy storage device can include a cathode, an anode, and a separator between the cathode and the anode. At least one of the electrodes can include an electrode film prepared by a dry process. The electrode film and/or the electrode can comprise a prelithiating material. Processes and apparatuses used for fabricating the electrode and/or electrode film are also described."
The patent was fi...