US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, Wayne State University on March 17 for "Hybrid solid-state electrolytes and methods of forming the same" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,220, issued on March 17, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit) and Wayne State University (Detroit).

"Hybrid solid-state electrolytes and methods of forming the same" was invented by Fan Xu (Oakland Township, Mich.), Robert D. Schmidt (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Mei Cai (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Manuela Ferreira Borras (Dearborn, Mich.) and Yingxi Elaine Zhu (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid solid-state electrolyte layer for use in an electrochemical cell is provided. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte layer includes a polymeric material, a ceramic material, and an interfacial material adhe...