GENEVA, Feb. 24 -- THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1111 Franklin Street, 5th FloorOakland, California 94607-5200) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/041889) for "PROCESS FOR STABILIZING CATHODE INTERFACE AND MINIMIZING WATER USAGE IN DIRECT RECYCLING OF SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES" on Aug 13, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/039575, the details related to the patent application was published on Feb 19, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): CHEN, Zheng (6640 Via MaderaSan Diego, California 92130), YU, Xiaolu (3869 Miramar Street, #4014San Diego, California 92037)...