US Patent Issued to Aspen Aerogels on June 2 for "Carbon aerogel-based cathodes for lithium-air batteries" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,769, issued on June 2, was assigned to Aspen Aerogels Inc. (Northborough, Mass.).

"Carbon aerogel-based cathodes for lithium-air batteries" was invented by Nicholas A. Zafiropoulos (Northborough, Mass.) and George Gould (Mendon, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nanoporous carbon-based scaffolds or structures, and specifically carbon aerogels and their manufacture and use thereof. Embodiments include a cathode material within a lithium-air battery, where the cathode is formed of a binder-free, monolithic, polyimide-derived carbon aerogel. The carbon aerogel includes pores that improve the oxygen transport properties of electrolyte ...