ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,104, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to BATTERY ELECTRON TRANSPORT ASSOCIATES iNC. (Midway, Utah).

"Nickel-coated fiber additive for resistance reduction in a battery and battery materials" was invented by George Clayton Hansen (Midway, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The electrical resistance of active cathodic and anodic films may be significantly reduced by the addition of small fractions of conductive additives within a battery system. The decrease in resistance in the cathode and/or anode leads to easier electron transport through the battery, resulting in increases in power, capacity and rates while decreasing joules heating ...