ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,595, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Lyten Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Lithium-air battery" was invented by Karel Vanheusden (Woodside, Calif.), Ratnakumar Bugga (Arcadia, Calif.) and Daniel Cook (Woodside, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery may include an anode, a cathode positioned opposite to the anode, a separator positioned between the anode and the cathode, an electrolyte dispersed throughout the cathode and in contact with the anode, and a dual-pore system. The anode may be configured to release a plurality of lithium ions. The cathode may include a plurality of pathways defined by a plurality of porous non-hollow ...