ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,311, issued on July 7, was assigned to Zelos Energy Ltd. (San Leandro, Calif.).

"Electrode assemblies incorporating ion exchange materials" was invented by Joseph Collin Farmer (Tracy, Calif.), Pavel Khokhlov (San Ramon, Calif.) and Alexander Gorer (San Ramon, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rechargeable battery cell includes an electrode and an ion exchange material arranged to define an interpenetrating interface with at least a portion of the electrode. Providing an interpenetration interface in intimate contact can include completely or partially embedding the electrode in the ion exchange material, or alternatively, surro...