ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,782, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to HRL LABORATORIES LLC (Malibu, Calif.).
"Salt water electrolyte battery" was invented by John Vajo (Malibu, Calif.) and Jason Graetz (Malibu, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrochemical cell includes a cathode including a porous scaffold and catalyst on the porous scaffold, an anode spaced apart from the cathode, a first liquid composition separated from the anode by the cathode, and a second liquid composition between the anode and the cathode, wherein the first liquid composition includes an electrolyte and a salt, the salt including a cation and a first anion, the first anion bei...