ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,214, issued on March 17, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc..
"Electrochemical membrane" was invented by Joshua Bartels (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Navya Jagarlamudi (Flagstaff, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to polymer electrolyte membranes, and in particular, to a composite membrane having at least two reinforcing layers comprising a microporous polymer structure and a surprisingly high resistance to piercing. This disclosure also relates to composite membrane-assemblies and electrochemical devices comprising the composite membranes of the disclosure, and to methods of manufacture of the composite...