ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,290, issued on April 14, was assigned to PPG Industries Ohio Inc. (Cleveland).

"Electrode binder slurry composition for lithium ion electrical storage devices" was invented by Stuart D. Hellring (Pittsburgh), Michael R. Bezak (Munhall, Pa.), Randy E. Daughenbaugh (Monroeville, Pa.), Scott W. Sisco (Glenshaw, Pa.), Jacob W. Mohin (Gibsonia, Pa.), Calum H. Munro (Gibsonia, Pa.) and Matthew Stewart (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a slurry composition comprising an electrochemically active material and/or an electrically conductive agent, and a binder comprising a polymer comprising a fluoropoly...