US Patent Issued to Solid Power Operating on Sept. 8 for "Solid state electrolyte and method of production" (Colorado, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,814, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Solid Power Operating Inc. (Louisville, Colo.).

"Solid state electrolyte and method of production" was invented by Clint R. Bickmore (Louisville, Colo.), Brian E. Francisco (Arvada, Colo.), Samuel Oberwetter (Lafayette, Colo.), Joshua Buettner-Garrett (Arvada, Colo.) and Benjamin A. Carlson (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for preparing a solid electrolyte that includes mixing a lithium source with a sulfur source and a compound containing phosphorous and sulfur to form a composite, then heating the composite to the melting point of the compound containing phosphorous and s...