ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,127, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Triad National Security LLC (Los Alamos, N.M.).

"Carbazole-based polymer electrolytes and methods of making thereof" was invented by Santosh Adhikari (Los Alamos, N.M.) and Yu Seung Kim (Los Alamos, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are anion exchange membranes comprising a polymer having the structureThe anion exchange membranes are carbazole-based and aryl ether-free, with an ammonium group attached to the backbone. Methods of preparing such polymers, and fuel cells and water electrolyzers comprising such polymers, are also provided."

The patent was filed on Feb. 22, 2023, under App...