ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,224, issued on March 17, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Solvent-reagent based synthesis of solid-state electrolytes" was invented by Muratahan Aykol (San Jose, Calif.) and Parameswara Rao Chinnam (Idaho Falls, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is to processes for the preparation of argyrodite type materials, use of such argyrodite type materials in synthesis of solid-state electrolytes, and inclusion in secondary rechargeable batteries such as lithium ion batteries (LIBs), solid state batteries (SSBs), and/or lithium metal batteries (LMBs). For example, in an aspect the present di...