ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,838, issued on June 10, was assigned to The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong).

"Synchronous polymerized non-flammable quasi-solid-state electrolyte for solid-state batteries" was invented by Guodong Zhou (Hong Kong), Chin To Stephen Kwok (Hong Kong), Jing Yu (Hong Kong) and Francesco Ciucci (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rechargeable battery has a cathode including a cathode active material selected from lithium iron phosphate, lithium cobalt oxide, lithium manganese oxide, lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, or lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide. An anode includes an anode active material s...