US Patent Issued to SIONIC ENERGY on Oct. 27 for "Functionalized crown ethers for lithium-ion batteries" (South Korean, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,516, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to SIONIC ENERGY INC. (Rochester, N.Y.).

"Functionalized crown ethers for lithium-ion batteries" was invented by Gabriel Torres (Rochester, N.Y.), John Sinicropi (Rochester, N.Y.), Surya S. Moganty (Henrietta, N.Y.) and Dai In Park (Daejeon City, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolyte containing functionalized crown ethers suitable for use in electrochemical energy storage devices useful for reducing battery resistance, increasing cycle life, and improving high-temperature performance is disclosed."

The patent was filed on July 25, 2023, under Application No. 18/358,469.

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