US Patent Issued to Zelos Energy on Jan. 20 for "Polymer coating process for electrode assemblies incorporating ion exchange materials" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,244, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Zelos Energy Ltd. (San Leandro, Calif.).

"Polymer coating process for electrode assemblies incorporating ion exchange materials" was invented by Pavel Khokhlov (San Ramon, Calif.) and Alexander Gorer (Brisbane, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a battery cell includes forming an electrode and coating the electrode with a n-mer solution. The n-mer coated electrode is treated by heat, ultraviolet, or cross linking agents to polymerize the n-mer and form an ion exchange material that covers at least some of the electrode."

The patent was filed on April 28, 2021, unde...