US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on June 23 for "Electrolytes comprising trialkylsilyl phosphorus ester additives" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,222, issued on June 23, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Electrolytes comprising trialkylsilyl phosphorus ester additives" was invented by Chuanlong Wang (Troy, Mich.) and Xiaosong Huang (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolyte for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions includes an organic solvent, an inorganic lithium salt, and an additive including a chemical compound having a phosphorus, oxygen, and silicon bond (POS additive). The organic solvent includes a mixture of a cyclic carbonate and a linear carbonate. The POS additive includes a trialkylsilyl ester of at least on...