US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Feb. 17 for "Metal-polymer hybrid current collector for an electrode of a battery and method of manufacture" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,798, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Metal-polymer hybrid current collector for an electrode of a battery and method of manufacture" was invented by Teresa J. Rinker (Royal Oak, Mich.), Erik D. Huemiller (Waterford, Mich.), Vijay P. Saharan (Grand Blanc, Mich.), Jesse M. Roy (Madison Heights, Mich.), Thomas J. Chapaton (Sterling Heights, Mich.) and Jeffrey A Abell (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The concepts described herein provide a hybrid metal/polymer current collector for a battery cell electrode that includes a collector body joined to a tab portion and e...