ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,114, issued on June 30, was assigned to Enevate Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Silicon-based energy storage devices with LiPO 2 F 2 salt-containing electrolyte formulations" was invented by Liwen Ji (San Diego) and Benjamin Yong Park (Mission Viejo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising lithium difluorophosphate (LiPO2F2) and an electrolyte additive are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first e...