ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,109, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to LEYDENJAR TECHNOLOGIES B.V. (Leiden, Netherlands).

"Silicon composition material for use as battery anode" was invented by Arjen Peter Didden (Leiden, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is related to a silicon composite material for use as a rechargeable battery anode, comprising (i) an electrically conductive substrate comprising a foil of copper or titanium, (ii) an adhesion layer attached to the foil comprising at least one or more metals and/or metal compounds and (iii) an electrode layer comprising silicon attached to the adhesion layer."

The patent was filed on Aug. 1...