ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,829, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Cross-linked solid-polymer electrolytes, methods of making same, and uses thereof" was invented by Hillis E.N. Johnson (Ripon, Calif.), Brooks A. Abel (McComb, Miss.), Geoffrey W. Coates (Lansing, N.Y.), Sanjuna Stalin (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Lynden A. Archer (Ithaca, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Solid-polymer electrolytes, methods of making solid-polymer electrolytes, and uses of solid-polymer electrolytes. A solid-polymer electrolyte comprises a cross-linked polymer network. A cross-linked polymer network may comprise a plurality of groups, which may be c...