ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,664, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami).

"Electrolytes comprising thioamides for use in electrochemical batteries" was invented by Bilal M. El-Zahab (Miami), Archana Loganathan (Miami), Govinda Ghimire (Miami), Osama Awadallah (Miami) and Dambar Hamal (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrolytes for improved electrochemical batteries are provided. A carbonate-based electrolyte can include a thioamide compound (e.g., thioacetamide (TAA), thiourea (THU), or thioformamide). The electrolyte can include a salt, a carbonate solvent, and the thioamide compound as an addi...