Non-flammable gel polymer electrolyte for solid-state
This technology is a new type of flexible, solid-state electrolyte membrane designed for rechargeable batteries. It combines two specialized polymers — one that conducts ions well and one that provides mechanical structure — with a dissolved salt to create a gel-like film that can serve as both the electrolyte and separator inside a battery. The manufacturing process is straightforward: mix the components in solvents, pour onto a surface, dry, and peel off a finished membrane. The result is a safer, potentially more stable alternative to the liquid electrolytes used in most lithium-ion batteries today.
What you could build
A solid or gel polymer electrolyte membrane sold as a drop-in component to battery manufacturers building next-generation solid-state or semi-solid-state lithium batteries for EVs, consumer electronics, or grid storage; primary buyers would be battery cell manufacturers and energy storage OEMs.
Who in Virginia should care
Defense contractors and federal agencies in Northern Virginia with battery-dependent systems (drones, sensors, portable electronics) could be early evaluators; also relevant to Virginia-based energy storage startups or DoD-adjacent R&D programs.
Readiness: Lab validated
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Deyang Yu, Louis A. Madsen
- Filed
- Patent pending — filed January 10, 2025
- Status
- Application
- Publication number
- US20250226443A1
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