ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,164, issued on May 5, was assigned to Versum Materials US LLC (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Electrode attachment assembly, cell and method of use" was invented by James Patrick Nehlsen (Emmaus, Pa.) and William F. Schulze (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrode attachment assemblies for electrolytic cells and electrolytic cells having one or more electrode attachment assemblies and the method of using the same are provided that comprise a carbon-containing electrode and one or more deformable attachment elements in direct or indirect contact with said carbon-containing electrode, wherein said one or more deformable attachment element...