ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,812, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. (Alameda, Calif.).

"Electrolytes for improved performance of cells with high-capacity anodes based on micron-scale moderate volume-changing particles" was invented by Gleb Yushin (Atlanta), Ashleigh Ward (Oakland, Calif.) and Gregory Roberts (Alameda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A metal-ion battery cell is provided that comprises anode and cathode electrodes, a separator, and an electrolyte. The anode electrode may, for example, have a capacity loading in the range of about 2 mAh/cm2 to about 10 mAh/cm2 and comprise anode particles that (i) have an average p...