ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,843, issued on Nov. 25.

"Rechargeable electrochemical devices and methods for the same" was invented by Shuya Wei (Albuquerque, N.M.), Cameron Carugati (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Christie Fetrow (Albuquerque, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rechargeable electrochemical devices and methods for the same are disclosed. The electrochemical devices may include an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode. The electrolyte may include a deep eutectic mixture and an electrolyte additive. The deep eutectic mixture may include an ion coordinated complex prepared from a combination of aluminum chloride (Al...