ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,198, issued on June 23, was assigned to Tesla Inc. (Austin, Texas).
"Compositions and methods for passivation of electrode binders" was invented by Mohammed-Yazid Saidi (La Mesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Passivation methods and compositions for electrode binders are disclosed. A coated binder particle for use in an electrode film of an energy storage device is provided. The coated binder particle can comprise a coating over the surface of a binder particle, wherein the coating provides ionic insulation to the binder particle. In some embodiments, the coating covers the entire surface of the binder particle. In still furt...