US Patent Issued to Imperial College Innovations on May 26 for "Electrochemical cell" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,370, issued on May 26, was assigned to Imperial College Innovations Ltd. (London).

"Electrochemical cell" was invented by King Kuok Hii (London) and Klaus Hellgardt (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oxidant production apparatus comprises an electrochemical reactant reservoir, an electrolysis compartment, a porous first electrode and a second electrode. The porous first electrode defines a boundary between the reservoir and the electrolysis compartment and is configured to allow an electrochemical reactant to pass from the reservoir, through the first electrode and into the electrolysis compartment. The second electrode dispose...