ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,393, issued on July 7, was assigned to Energizer Brands LLC (St. Louis).

"Alkaline electrodes with electrolyte reservoirs" was invented by Guanghong Zheng (Westlake, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, apparatuses, and/or the like are provided. In some embodiments, an electrochemical cell includes a container; a first electrode disposed within the container. In some embodiments, the first electrode includes a first electrode portion; and a second electrode portion conductively connected with the first electrode portion and spaced apart from the first electrode portion to define at least one reservoir between the first electro...