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Lithium Sulfur Batteries a Step Closer for UK Forces OXIS Energy Ltd. of Oxford, England, has delivered the third phase of a research program to improve its Lithium Sulfur cells for Lincad Ltd. and the U.K. MOD. The project is part of a wider DSTL (Defence Science and Technology Lab) research program. In Phase 3, OXIS has developed an advanced prototype cell and chemistry that provides a 60% increase in the capacity delivered in Phase 2, increasing the specific energy of a cell to just under 300Wh/kg. Over the coming months, it expects to achieve a further 20% increase in capacity using enhanced materials in the OXIS cells. Lithium Sulfur cells have the potential to significantly reduce the weight of batteries that are currently in service, thus reducing the weight burden on soldiers significantly. OXIS’s Lithium Sulfur cells can easily handle a variety of abuse conditions including extreme temperatures, short circuit, nail and bullet penetration. Even when the cells are penetrated by metal nails, the cells continue to function, thus contributing further towards safeguarding the lives of British soldiers on operational duty.

Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Jiajun Wang, Karen Chen and Jun Wang prepare a sample of lithium iron phosphate for study at the NSLS beamline X8C. See story on page 18.

UL Battery Safety Standards Now FDA Recognized The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recognized two UL battery safety standards as consensus standards for medical devices incorporating lithium or nickel-based batteries. The two standards are UL 2054 – Standard for Household and Commercial Batteries, and UL 1642 – Standard for Lithium Batteries (Cells). Consensus standards are recognized by the FDA for use in evaluating medical devices before they are approved for market entry. The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) believes that conformance with recognized consensus standards can support a reasonable assurance of safety and/or effectiveness for many applicable aspects of medical devices. In the case of medical devices using batteries, manufacturers can now use the proof of compliance with UL 2054 and UL 1642 as evidence of a device’s safety and effectiveness. Although certification is voluntary, UL anticipates this announcement will likely be a sizeable regulatory driver going forward whereby medical device manufacturers will look to have UL 2054 Compliant Nickel Cell Type(s), UL 1642 Compliant Lithium Cell Type(s), and/or UL 2054 Compliant Battery Pack(s).

U.S. Awards for Research Beyond Li-Ion Technologies The U.S. Energy Department is awarding more than $55 million for 31 new projects to accelerate research and development of vehicle technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce costs. Through the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance with the Energy Department, the Department of the Army is contributing an additional $3.7 million in co-funding to support projects focused on research beyond Li-ion battery technologies and reducing friction and wear in the powertrain. The Leland Stanford Junior University will use nanomaterials to improve the interface between lithium metal anodes and the electrolytes to improve the cycle life of lithium metal batteries. The State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton University will replace the carbon anode with a Sn-Fe-C composite with twice the

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volumetric energy density of carbon, and provide a high energy cathode. Michigan State University will demonstrate polycrystalline membranes in Li-metal and Li-sulfur batteries that support current densities approaching that of defect-free crystals. The University of Pittsburgh will develop and scale up synthesis of high capacity cathodes by high-throughput cost-effective approaches. Brookhaven National Laboratory plans to develop a low-cost anodeless Li-sulfur battery using the dual functional cathodes additives concept to deliver energy densities for PEV applications. Oak Ridge National Laboratory will use nanoindentation to determine mechanical properties and identify the causes of premature failures at the protected lithium interface. Liox Power Inc. of Pasedena, California, will develop high specific energy, high power and highly reversible Li-air batteries that are based on the concept of replacing traditional electrolytes in the air electrode with a stable inorganic molten salt electrolyte. The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station will improve the design of the electrolyte chemistry and cathode architecture of Li-sulfur batteries based on the development of the “internal shuttle effect” obtained from first-principles atomistic and mesoscopic modeling. The University of Maryland will use a multifaceted and integrated (experimental and computational) approach to solve interfacial impedance in sold-state Li-ion batteries with a focus on Garnet-based solid-state electrolytes.

EV-Lite Project Reduces Battery Weight By 41% U.K.-based Cenex has completed a two-year project to reduce the weight and cost of EV batteries, succeeding by shaving 99 pounds – about 41% – off a standard EV battery, reports Green Car Congress. A 63% reduction in the cost of non-cell battery components, was also achieved and the company hopes to enable mass production of lighter and less expensive battery packs. Cenex made these weight and cost savings by eliminating the need for wires and screws in the battery pack, massively reducing the number of battery components; in two similarly-sized 4 kWh battery modules, the EV-Lite project used just 196 separate components, compared to over 800 in a conventional battery pack. Cenex also developed a safety feature which isolates individual

cells in case of a fire, and the team derived five different patents for their efforts. Considering that the average EV battery is complicated, costly, and can weigh upwards of 1,300 pounds. Reduce that by 40%, and over 500 pounds have been shaved from the curb weight, which would mean more range and better driving characteristics.

LG Chem Says 200-Mile EV Battery Coming in 2016 South Korean battery giant LG Chem will supply at least one major automaker in 2016 with Li-ion batteries to power an electric car with 200 miles of range or more, the company’s chief financial officer told the Reuters news service. The executive did not disclose which automaker.

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According to Edmunds.com, Doug Parks, GM’s vice president for product development, said in an interview last year that General Motors plans to offer an EV with at least 200 miles of range for a price of around $30,000. That’s the target all the major automakers are aiming at for their next-generation electric vehicles, he said. The automaker, manufacturer of the Chevrolet Volt, has said it hopes to have the longer-range EV in the market in 2016 to compete with the anticipated Tesla Model III, now scheduled for introduction in late 2016 or early 2017. LG Chem presently supplies lithium-ion batteries to GM, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Volvo and Renault, among others. Saft to Supply Li-ion BESS to Kauai Island Grid Saft has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Hawaii’s Kauai Island Utility Co-operative (KIUC) to provide a Li-ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) consisting of 8 Intensium Max 20 M containers to stabilize the Kauai island electrical grid. Saft’s BESS will be deployed for use as part of a new 12MW solar energy park under construction in Anahola. Saft’s BESS will be used to provide stability and mitigate issues caused by intermittent fluctuations that can occur with renewable power sources. As part of the agreement, Saft will provide a 6MW/4.63MWh BESS consisting of 8 Intensium Max 20 M containers and

two containers housing an ABB 6MW PCS to stabilize the electrical grid. The system will also regulate the distribution bus voltage, serve as spinning reserve and provide frequency support during the loss of generation by pooling and integrating with other distributed KIUC BESS sources. The Kauai Island Anahola Project will be the third Saft Li-ion BESS installed in Hawaii. Saft’s first two installations in the state have successfully operated for two years, with the owners planning to expand the Saft BESS.Deliveries are set to begin in October.

Cal Poly to Install EV Charging Stations on Campus By the start of the new year, Cal Poly’s campus will be equipped with 12 electric vehicle charging stations. A $150,000 grant from the California Energy Commission will pay for the installations. The charging stations will be located at two sites on campus. The campus expects higher usage of electric vehicles locally with the presence of the charging stations. “I think this will significantly increase the adoption of electric vehicles on campus and beyond,” says Dale Dolan, an electrical engineering professor who is project manager for the initiative and pictured below, second from left.

“Many people have been waiting to purchase an EV until the charging infrastructure is in place, although the number of EV drivers here and elsewhere is already growing.” In addition to motorists on campus, county residents and California drivers traversing Highway 101 and Highway 1 will be able to hook up their electric vehicles to the stations.

China BAK, DICP to Develop Technologies China BAK Battery Inc., a lithium battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider, has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences (DICP). With CBAK’s strengths in the power battery sector and DICP’s leading technology in advanced rechargeable battery and key materials, the two parties will cooperate in the R&D of next-generation power battery manufacturing technologies with new battery materials, from lab scale tests, pilot scale tests to industrial tests, and related special preparation techniques. In addition, CBAK and DICP will cooperate in training graduate and post-doctoral students and co-build a graduate practice base, which will provide talent and technical support towards enhancing China’s international competitiveness in the battery industry.

Flow Batteries Made from Recycled Vanadium Imergy Power Systems of Fremont, California, has developed a process for producing high-performance flow batteries with recycled vanadium from mining slag, oil field sludge, fly ash, and other environmental waste. Through an extensive R&D program, Imergy has developed a way to produce flow batteries with vanadium at a 98% purity level that can be harvested from environmental waste sites. By extracting vanadium from slag, Imergy will lower the cost of obtaining and processing vanadium – the principal active ingredient in many flow battery electrolytes – by 40% relative to competitors. As a result of this technology and other developments, the cost of Imergy’s flow batteries will be reduced from $500 a kilowatt hour, already an industry benchmark, to under $300 per kilowatt hour. The flow batteries from low-grade vanadium will also be capable of storing more than twice the energy per kilogram than conventional vanadium flow batteries, giving cell phone operators, solar power plant developers, and microgrid owners more flexibility and capacity to manage outages, curb peak power or reduce demand charges. Thousands of tons of vanadium are brought to the surface through petroleum operations alone every year.

Because oil producers do not have an economical market for low-grade vanadium, the material sits in sludge deposits. Tons of vanadium also languish in copper mine tailings. By working with Imergy, fuel and mining companies can reduce their potential scope of liability and operating costs.

Highpower Battery Solutions for Smartwatches Highpower International Inc., a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of lithium and Ni-MH rechargeable batteries, has started shipping its advanced compact lithium battery product developed for the newly introduced TIMEX® IRONMAN® ONE GPS+, a smartwatch offering consumers stand-alone wireless connectivity without a phone. “We feel that our battery performance, seamlessness of services, and quality will allow us to compete for a proportionate market share of batteries for these products,” says George Pan, Highpower’s CEO. Highpower is a flexible battery manufacturer capable of applying our expertise to a number of different markets, and this initial order is strong evidence that our product offering is gaining traction in the rapidly growing wearable device market.” The TIMEX IRONMAN ONE GPS+ will be available for purchase this fall.

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U.S. 8,764,853 (20140701), Non-aqueous electrolytic solutions and electrochemical cells comprising the same, Wu Xu, Pascal Bolomey, and Martin W. Payne, BASF Corp. U.S. 8,764,859 (20140701), Hydrogen generating fuel cell cartridges, Alain Rosenzweig, Paul Adams, Andrew J. Curello, Floyd

Fairbanks, Anthony Sgroi, Jr., and Constance R. Stepan, Société BIC (FR). U.S. 8,765,007 (20140701), Method of evaluating positive electrode active material, Hiroki Nagai and Hidekazu Hiratsuka, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,765,023 (20140701), Composition for preparing separator, method for preparing separator, and electrochemical device having separator prepared therefrom, Bong-Tae Kim, Heon-Sik Song, and Cheon-Il Park, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,765,213 (20140701), Method for making lithium-ion battery electrode material, Li Wang, Xiang-Ming He, Jian-Guo Ren, Jian Gao, Jian-Jun Li, and Wei-Hua Pu, Tsinghua University (CN) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,765,274 (20140701), Secondary battery and method of making secondary battery of carbon, powders thus obtained and their use, Woojin Lee, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,765,275 (20140701), Energy storage device and associated method, Sakethraman Mahalingam, Lembit Salasoo, Kenneth Walter Browall, Ajit Wasant Kane, and Ashalatha Devarajan, General Electric Co.. U.S. 8,765,276 (20140701), Common mode voltage enumeration in a battery pack, Andrew Baglino and Philip David Cole, Tesla Motors, Inc. U.S. 8,765,277 (20140701), Electrochemical device and packaging structure thereof, Kazushi Yawata, Motoki Kobayashi, Katsuei Ishida, and Naoto Hagiwara, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,278 (20140701), High-energy metal air batteries, Ji-Guang Zhang, Jie Xiao, Wu Xu, Deyu Wang, Ralph E. Williford, and Jun Liu, Battelle Memorial Institute. U.S. 8,765,279 (20140701), Secondary battery with injection inlet including a blocking member, Minhyung Guen and Dukjung Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,765,281 (20140701), Rechargeable battery and battery module, Yong-Sam Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,765,282 (20140701), Battery assemblies, Manfred Herrmann, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,765,283 (20140701), Conductive tab and battery pack having the same, Miae Um, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,765,284 (20140701), Multi-cell battery, Gary R. Tucholski, Blue Spark Technologies, Inc. U.S. 8,765,285 (20140701), Secondary battery module, Myungchul Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,765,286 (20140701), Electrochemical device, Naoto Hagiwara and Kyotaro Mano, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP). U.S. 8,765,287 (20140701), Battery module, Myung-Chul Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,765,288 (20140701), Individual cell for a battery and method for the production thereof, Jens Meintschel and Dirk Schroeter, Daimler AG (DE). U.S. 8,765,290 (20140701), Rechargeable battery with terminal junction and prong, Sang-Won Byun, Yong-Sam Kim, Seok-Yoon Yoo, Young-Bong Choi, and Sang-Jin Park, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,765,291 (20140701), Rechargeable battery, Hyoseob Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,765,292 (20140701), Sealing body for a sealed cell, and a sealed cell using the sealing body, Ryota Okimoto and Hironori Marubayashi, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,293 (20140701), Electric storage device, Hajime Kawamoto, Masakazu Tsutsumi, and Jun Nakamura, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,294 (20140701), Asymmetric type BF3 complex, Masaki Matsui, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,765,295 (20140701), Electrolyte including silane for use in electrochemical devices, Robert C. West, Khalil Amine, Zhengcheng Zhang, Qingzheng Wang, Nicholas A. Rossi, Sang Young Yoon, and Hiroshi Nakahara.

UniEnergy Brings Vanadium Flow Battery to Scale The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has developed a vanadium electrolyte, one which could increase energy storage capacity by 70% from previous versions. So far, three companies have licensed this PNNL technology, including UniEnergy, according to Russ Weed, vice president of business development and general counsel for Mukilteo, Washington-based UniEnergy Technologies. The startup plans to make 3.5MW of its Uni.System containerized batteries this year, and “all of them have homes,” Weed comments. That includes 2MW for home-state utility Snohomish PUD, 1MW for Pacific Northwest utility Avista, and a 500kW system set to be deployed in California this year. UniEnergy plans to manufacture 18MW of its storage systems next year, and “those we’re very actively seeking homes for,” Weed says. With its 67,000-square-foot facility, the startup could scale up to produce 100MW of systems per year, he adds.

Honda Joins EPRI Honda has joined eight major automakers and 15 utilities organized by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to demonstrate a standards-based, open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The open platform will simplify and streamline V2G communications, enabling PEVs to provide grid services and increase the overall value proposition of PEVs. Leveraging IBM’s cloud-based PEV Enablement platform, Honda demonstrated a PEV’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on grid conditions and the vehicle’s battery state. Phase II expanded the use of this network to schedule charge times based on the needs of the driver and preferred rate structures, including the use of renewable energy sources for charging.

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U.S. 8,765,296 (20140701), Ionic liquid, Hajime Matsumoto, Naohiro Terasawa, and Seiji Tsuzuki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP). U.S. 8,765,297 (20140701), Advanced graphite additive for enhanced cycle-life of lead-acid batteries, Sudhakar Jagannathan and Melchor Fernandez Garcia, Exide Technologies. U.S. 8,765,298 (20140701), Electrode assembly having electrode plate with cutoff portion and rechargeable battery having the same, Miyoung Jang, Chanjung Kim, Sukjung Son, and Yunkyung Jo, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,765,299 (20140701), Electrode assembly and secondary battery including the same, Jonghwa Lee, Seongil Lee, Sangheon Lee, Ikkyu Kim, Chohee Kang, Youngchang Kim, and Eunyoung Jung, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,765,300 (20140701), Battery manufacturing method, battery, pre-welding positive plate manufacturing method, and pre-welding positive plate, Hideo Nakamura, Yoshinori Shibata, Toru Sugiyama, Takahiro Kuhara, Yoshinori Nishio, Takeshi Kotani, and Satoshi Yoneyama, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) and Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,301 (20140701), Lithium ion battery, Ion C. Halalay, Timothy J. Fuller, and Lijun Zou, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,765,302 (20140701), Graphene-enabled vanadium oxide cathode and lithium cells containing same, Guorong Chen, Aruna Zhamu, Bor Z. Jang, and Zhenning Yu, Nanotek Instruments, Inc. U.S. 8,765,303 (20140701), Lithium-ion cell having a high energy density and high power density, Guorong Chen, Aruna Zhamu, Xiging Wang, Bor Z. Jang, Yanbo Wang, and Qing Fang, Nanotek Instruments, Inc. U.S. 8,765,304 (20140701), Non-aqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack, and vehicle, Yoshiyuki Isozaki, Hidesato Saruwatari, Yoshinao Tatebayashi, Takashi Kuboki, and Norio Takami, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP). U.S. 8,765,305 (20140701), Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery, process for preparing the same and reactor for use in the same process, Yang Kook Sun, Myoung Hun Lee, Yoon Jung Kang, and Gil Ho Kim, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Hanyang University (KR). U.S. 8,765,306 (20140701), High voltage battery formation protocols and control of charging and discharging for desirable long term cycling performance, Shabab Amiruddin, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Herman A. Lopez, and Sujeet Kumar, Envia Systems. U.S. 8,765,307 (20140701), Stacked nonaqueous electrolyte battery, manufacturing method thereof and stacking apparatus therefor, Takashi Komiya, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,765,308 (20140701), Porous membrane and process for preparing the same, Yoshiharu Machii, Satoshi Nemoto, and Yohta Mori, Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,309 (20140701), Electrochemical device, Tomoko Takeyama, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc (JP). U.S. 8,765,310 (20140701), Nonaqueous electrolytic solution and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same, Jinbao Zhao, Norio Iwayasu, Yuuki Okuda, and Hidetoshi Honbo, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,311 (20140701), Fuel cell, Hideyuki Oozu, Yukinori Akamoto, Yuuichi Sato, Genta Oomichi, Hirofumi Kan, Daisuke Watanabe, Nobuyasu Negishi, Yuichi Yoshida, and Asako Sato, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,313 (20140701), Fuel cell system and method of controlling same, Kenji Kurita, Kazumasa Takada, Shiro Yamasaki, and Norihiko Toyonaga, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,765,314 (20140701), Fuel cell system and method for stopping operation of fuel cell system, Yasushi Sugawara, Junji Morita, Makoto Uchida, Takayuki Urata, Shinya Kosako, Takahiro Umeda, Soichi Shibata, Masataka Ozeki, Akinari Nakamura, Yoshikazu Tanaka, and Yoichiro Tsuji, Panasonic Corp. (JP).

U.S. 8,765,315 (20140701), Fuel cell system and method of controlling fuel cell system, Mitsunori Kumada, Ryoichi Shimoi, Hayato Chikugo, and Takashi Aoyama, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,316 (20140701), Fuel cell system, Yoshiaki Naganuma, Hiromi Tanaka, Osamu Yumita, Nobukazu Mizuno, and Yuichi Sakajo, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,765,317 (20140701), Fuel cell system, Yasuhiro Nonobe, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,765,318 (20140701), System and method for electrochemical cell system and leak detection and indication, Sonia Quattrociocchi, Rami Michel Abouatallah, and Todd Arnold Simpson, Hydrogenics Corp. (CA). U.S. 8,765,319 (20140701), Method and device for operating a fuel cell system having a recirculation blower disposed in a fuel circuit of the fuel cell system, Gerhard Konrad and Heiner Kunckel, Daimler AG (DE). U.S. 8,765,320 (20140701), External manifold for minimizing external leakage of reactant from cell stack, Robin J. Guthrie, Ballard Power Systems Inc (CA). U.S. 8,765,321 (20140701), Transition metal nitride, separator for fuel cells, fuel cell stack, fuel cell vehicle, method of manufacturing transition metal nitride, and method of manufacturing separator for fuel cells, Noriko Uchiyama, Nobutaka Chiba, and Makoto Kano, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,322 (20140701), Fuel cell support structure and method of assembly/disassembly thereof, Sean M. Blondin, Garrett W. Fink, Robert A. Love, and Thomas Rock, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA). U.S. 8,765,323 (20140701), Membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell with dendritic shape catalyst layer, Kazuhiro Yamada and Kazuya Miyazaki, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,765,324 (20140701), Method for manufacturing membrane electrode assembly and solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, Shigeki Hasegawa, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,765,325 (20140701), Solid oxide fuel cell and method for producing the same, Shigeru Ando, Seiki Furuya, Yutaka Momiyama, Kiyoshi Hayama, Osamu Okamoto, Naoki Watanabe, Nobuo Isaka, and Masaki Sato, Toto Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,765,326 (20140701), Joining device for fuel cell stack and fuel cell stack provided with the same, Haeng Jin Ko, Young Bum Kum, Young Woo Noh, Sae Hoon Kim, Sang Hyun Cho, Jung Do Suh, Kwi Seong Jeong, Junghan Yu, Byung Ki Ahn, Duck Whan Kim, Sung Keun Lee, Dai Gil Lee, and Ha Na Yu, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR), Kia Motors Corp. (KR), and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,765,327 (20140701), Fuel cell electrodes with conduction networks, Andrew T. Haug, Steven J. Hamrock, Gregory M. Haugen, and Mark A. Schonewill, 3M Innovative Properties Co.. U.S. 8,765,893 (20140701), Norbornene-type polymers having quaternary ammonium functionality, Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, and Keitaro Seto, Promerus, LLC. U.S. 8,765,894 (20140701), Norbornene-type polymers having quaternary ammonium functionality, Andrew Bell, Edmund Elce, and Keitaro Seto, Promerus, LLC. U.S. 8,765,905 (20140701), Proton-conducting membrane and use thereof, Oemer Uensal, Ursula Leister, and Melanie Schlegel, BASF Fuel Cell GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,766,435 (20140701), Integrated circuit package including embedded thin-film battery, Michael J. Hundt, Haibin Du, Krishnan Kelappan, and Frank Sigmund, STMicroelectronics, Inc. U.S. 8,766,596 (20140701), Battery management system and battery management method, Ming-Hsien Lee, Energy Pass InCorp. (TW). U.S. 8,766,597 (20140701), Optimized bi-directional balancing method and system, Samuel Hodso and Brian J. Shaffer, Linear Technology Corp.. U.S. 8,766,598 (20140701), Charge equalization apparatus with parallel connection of primary windings of multiple

transformers, Jeon Keun Oh, Joong Hui Lee, Soo Yeup Jang, Gun Woo Moon, Chong Eun Kim, and Hong Sun Park, SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (KR) and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,766,599 (20140701), Battery pack including charged/discharge switch, Jinwan Kim, Samsung SDI Co, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,766,602 (20140701), Self protecting pre-charge circuit, Justin Ian Kimes, EnerDel, Inc. U.S. 8,766,642 (20140701), Electrochemical cell, David Charles Bogdan Jr., Charles Dominic Iacovangelo, and Michael Alan Vallance, General Electric Co.. U.S. 8,767,376 (20140701), Electric double layer capacitor, Kenzou Takahashi, Meiten Koh, Mai Koyama, and Emi Miyanaga, Daikin Industries, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,769,327 (20140701), Battery charger management system and method for controlling a charge current by indirectly determining the type and characteristics of a battery via a current consumed by a charger, Jin Lu, Todd Scott Kelly, and Lee Cheung, Advanergy, Inc. U.S. 8,771,382 (20140708), Heat shrink joining of battery cell components, Axel Heise, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,771,383 (20140708), Battery manufacturing method, battery manufactured by such method, vehicle and electronic device, Masakazu Sanada and Takeshi Matsuda, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,543 (20140708), Conductive reinforcing material, negative electrode material and negative electrode, Chungpin Liao, iNNOT BioEnergy Holding Co. (KY). U.S. 8,771,851 (20140708), Battery pack, Bongyoung Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,852 (20140708), Battery pack with contactless power transfer, Masato Nomura, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,853 (20140708), Fuel cell assembly, Soichiro Ogawa, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,854 (20140708), Secondary battery, Minhyung Guen and Dukjung Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,771,855 (20140708), Alkali metal aqueous battery, John Howard Gordon, Ceramatec, Inc. U.S. 8,771,856 (20140708), Fe-V redox flow batteries, Liyu Li, Soowhan Kim, Zhenguo Yang, Wei Wang, Jianlu Zhang, Baowei Chen, Zimin Nie, and Guanguang Xia, Battelle Memorial Institute. U.S. 8,771,857 (20140708), Redox flow battery, Toshio Shigematsu, Yongrong Dong, and Takahiro Kumamoto, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,858 (20140708), Cooling device for a battery module, Stefan Hirsch, Behr GmbH & Co. KG (DE). U.S. 8,771,859 (20140708), Separator for battery and nonaqueous electrolyte battery using same, Nobuaki Matsumoto, Hideaki Katayama, and Yoshinori Sato, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,860 (20140708), Lithium secondary battery and method for manufacturing same, Tomoyoshi Ueki, Yusuke Fukumoto, and Harunari Shimamura, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,771,861 (20140708), Secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same, Changbum Ahn, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,862 (20140708), Battery pack and battery module containing same, Myung-Chul Kim, Tae-Yong Kim, Hyun-Ye Lee, and Shi-Dong Park, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,771,863 (20140708), Battery module and manufacturing method of battery module, Ryuichi Amagai, Naoki Aizawa, and Naoto Todoroki, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,864 (20140708), Battery module, Young-Bin Lim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,771,865 (20140708), Secondary battery, Yoontai Kwak, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE).

U.S. 8,771,866 (20140708), Pouch type secondary battery and the fabrication method thereof, Jangho Yoon, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,867 (20140708), Battery and battery housing, Kwan Sic Chun, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,868 (20140708), Electrode structure and battery device manufacturing method, Takenori Tsuchiya, Hiroki Nagai, and Masahide Hikosaka, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,771,869 (20140708), Secondary battery, Sangwon Byun, Sungbae Kim, and Dukjung Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,771,870 (20140708), Secondary battery having a sealing gasket with concave and convex portions, Sang-Eun Cheon, Jae-Kyung Kim, Hye-Won Yoon, and Seok-Yoon Yoo, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,871 (20140708), Lead storage battery and manufacturing method of the same, Jun Furukawa, Toshimichi Takada, Daisuke Monma, and Hidetoshi Abe, The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,872 (20140708), Negative-electrode material and lithium secondary battery using same, Kazunori Takada, Bui Thi Hang, and Tsuyoshi Ohnishi, National Institute for Materials Science (JP). U.S. 8,771,873 (20140708), Lithium secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same, Atsushi Fukui, Hiroshi Minami, Mariko Torimae, and Yasuyuki Kusumoto, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,874 (20140708), Negative electrode contacting silicon oxide active material layers for lithium secondary battery and method for producing the same, Taisuke Yamamoto, Kazuya Iwamoto, and Yasutaka Kogetsu, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,771,875 (20140708), Substance and battery including the same, Yoshinori Gamoh and Hiroshi Imoto, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,771,876 (20140708), Positive electrode active material, method for manufacturing positive electrode active material and nonaqueous electrolyte battery, Haruo Watanabe, Tomoyo Ooyama, Yosuke Hosoya, and Shigeru Fujita, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,771,877 (20140708), Positive electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same, and method for producing the same, Yoshinobu Yasunaga, Akihiro Fujii, and Tokuo Inamasu, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,878 (20140708), Positive electrode for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same, Da-Woon Han, Kyeu-Yoon Sheem, and Eui-Hwan Song, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,879 (20140708), Lithium-sulfur battery with a substantially non-porous LISICON membrane and porous LISICON layer, John Howard Gordon and John Joseph Watkins, Ceramatec, Inc. U.S. 8,771,880 (20140708), Binder for separator of non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising 2-cyanoethyl group-containing polymer and separator and battery using the same, Ikuo Fukui, Kazuhisa Hayakawa, Soji Tanioka, Masahiro Ohgata, and Masaaki Kajitani, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (JP) and Matsugaki Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,881 (20140708), Electrolyte for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same, Jinsung Kim, Narae Park, Jinhyunk Lim, Suhee Han, Jinbum Kim, and Jungkang Oh, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,882 (20140708), Method for producing electrolyte solution for lithium ion battery and lithium ion battery using same, Keiji Sato and Meguru Oe, Central Glass Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,771,883 (20140708), Alkaline battery, Harunari Shimamura, Koshi Takamura, and Nobuharu Koshiba, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,771,884 (20140708), Reactant conditioning scheme for fuel cell systems, Michael Cacioppo, Ranjieve A. Williams, and

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Charles R. Elder, Plug Power, Inc. U.S. 8,771,885 (20140708), Circulation of biphase fuel cell coolant, Michael L. Perry and Robert M. Darling, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA). U.S. 8,771,886 (20140708), Fuel cell system and method for controlling same, Naohiro Yoshida, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,771,887 (20140708), Method of operating a fuel cell apparatus, Naruto Takahashi, Kyocera Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,771,888 (20140708), Fuel cell system and method of load following operation of the same, Susumu Hatada, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,771,889 (20140708), Hydrogen generator, Richard A. Langan, Jason L. Stimits, Chad E. Law, Russell H. Barton, Thomas J. Kmetich, Allison M. Fisher, Guanghong Zheng, and Olen Vanderleeden, Intelligent Energy Inc. U.S. 8,771,890 (20140708), Fuel supply control method and system for fuel cells, Sheng-Yong Shen, Lan-Feng Chang, Ku-Yen Kang, and Chiou-Chu Lai, Industrial Technology Research Institute (TW). U.S. 8,771,892 (20140708), Fuel cell power generation system and operation stop method of the same, Yasushi Sugawara, Eiichi Yasumoto, and Takahiro Umeda, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,771,893 (20140708), Fuel cell system and operating method thereof, Ulrike Krewer, Jun-Young Park, Jin-Hwa Lee, Hye-Jung Cho, and Toshihiko Ichinose, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,894 (20140708), Cooling plate having improved flow channels, Jae-young Shin, Jie Peng, Seung-jae Lee, and Tae-won Song, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,771,895 (20140708), Online anode pressure bias to maximize bleed velocity while meeting emission constraint, Manish Sinha, Seth E. Lerner, Patrick Frost, Victor W. Logan, and Balasubramanian Lakshmanan, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,771,896 (20140708), Fuel cell with current collectors integrated with the solid electrolyte and process for manufacturing such a fuel cell, Jean-Yves Laurent, Philippe Capron, Audrey Martinent, and Denis Locatelli, Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (FR). U.S. 8,771,897 (20140708), Electrolyte membrane for fuel cell including blend of polymers with different degrees of sulfonation, and membrane-electrode assembly and fuel cell including the same, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Soo-Kil Kim, Eun Ae Cho, Jong Hyun Jang, Sung Pil Yoon, In Hwan Oh, Jonghee Han, Seong Ahn Hong, Suk-Woo Nam, and Tae Hoon Lim, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,771,898 (20140708), Arrangement of components in a solid oxide fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof, Kei Sugiura, Atsushi Hitomi, Takeshi Urano, and Hitoshi Takamura, TDK Corp. (JP) and Tohoku University (JP). U.S. 8,771,899 (20140708), Fuel cell components and systems having carbon-containing electrically-conductive hollow fibers, Kevin C. Langry and Joseph C Farmer, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. U.S. 8,771,900 (20140708), Super-hydrophobic composite bipolar plate including a porous surface layer, Richard H. Blunk, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,771,901 (20140708), SOFC stack having a high temperature bonded ceramic interconnect and method for making same, William J. Donahue, Oh-Hun Kwon, F. Michael Mahoney, and John D. Pietras, Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. U.S. 8,771,902 (20140708), Manufacture of fuel cell, Takeharu Kuramochi, Masanori Iwamoto, Masahiko Katsu, Kaoru Eguchi, Masahiro Omata, Hideto Kanafusa, and Yoshiki Muto, Nissan Motor Co, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,772,174 (20140708), Method of fabricating structured particles composed of silicon or silicon-based material and their use in lithium rechargeable batteries, Mino Green, Feng-Ming

Liu, Yuxiong Jiang, Valerie Elizabeth Dawn Stevens, and Benjamin Odarkwei Mills-Lamptey, Nexeon Ltd. (GB). U.S. 8,773,066 (20140708), Method and apparatus for extending lifetime for rechargeable stationary energy storage devices, Kurt Russell Kelty, Tesla Motors, Inc. U.S. 8,773,068 (20140708), Rechargeable battery systems and rechargeable battery system operational methods, Peter Nysen, Valence Technology, Inc. U.S. 8,773,069 (20140708), Charge/discharge control method, Yoshikatsu Tanno, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,773,070 (20140708), Apparatus and method for balancing charge capacity of battery cell, Ju-Hyun Kang, Do-Youn Kim, and Sang-Hoon Lee, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,773,071 (20140708), System and method for cell voltage balancing, Robert Matthew Martinelli, The Boeing Co.. U.S. 8,773,072 (20140708), Refuelable storage battery, Bernd Kuhs, Aygis AG (CH). U.S. 8,773,136 (20140708), Method for evaluating the ability of a battery to start, Birger Fricke, Mark Eifert, Ralf Hecke, and Eckhard Karden, Ford Global Technologies, LLC. U.S. 8,773,841 (20140708), Charge storage device, Phillip Brett Aitchison, Alexander Bilyk, John Chi Hung Nguyen, and Warren King, Cap-XX Ltd. (AU). U.S. 8,773,842 (20140708), Electrical energy storage device and manufacturing method thereof, Ha-Young Lee, Jun-Ho Kim, Sang-Hyun Bae, and Ji-Eun Kang, LS Mtron, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,775,105 (20140708), Onboard adaptive battery core temperature estimation, Jian Lin, Rezina S Nabi, Gary M Insana, Mahendra M. Kenkre, and Wenbo Wang, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,778,201 (20140715), Method for manufacturing porous structure and method for forming pattern, Koji Asakawa, Toshiro Hiraoka, Yoshihiro Akasaka, and Yasuyuki Hotta, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP). U.S. 8,778,230 (20140715), Sulphur-modified monolithic porous carbon-based material, process for the preparation thereof and uses thereof in the storage and release of energy, David Ayme-Perrot, Marie Dieudonné, Philippe Sonntag, and Anne-Caroline Pasquier, Hutchinson (FR). U.S. 8,778,517 (20140715), Secondary battery, Youngho Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,778,518 (20140715), Battery pack, Woon-Seong Baek, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,778,519 (20140715), Battery pack exhaust nozzle, Paul Frey and Dustin Grace, Tesla Motors, Inc. U.S. 8,778,520 (20140715), Liquid electrolyte battery with mixing device, Charles Robert Sullivan and Steffen Tschirch, IQ Power Licensing AG (CH). U.S. 8,778,521 (20140715), Mandrel for electrode assemblies, Michael J. Nidelkoff, Jay T. Rassat, Jeffrey J. Clayton, Nicholas J. Haupt, and Paul B. Aamodt, Medtronic, Inc. U.S. 8,778,522 (20140715), Protected lithium electrodes based on sintered ceramic or glass ceramic membranes, Steven J. Visco, Yevgeniy S. Nimon, and Bruce D. Katz, PolyPlus Battery Co.. U.S. 8,778,523 (20140715), Multi-layered type electrochemistry cell of improved safety, Ji Heon Ryu, Jaepil Lee, Jeong Hee Choi, Min Su Kim, and Youngjoon Shin, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,778,524 (20140715), Electrochemical device with improved cycle characteristics, Joo-Sung Lee, Jang-Hyuk Hong, Jong-Hun Kim, and Bo-Kyung Ryu, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,778,525 (20140715), Multi-layer, microporous polyethylene membrane, battery separator formed thereby and battery, Shintaro Kikuchi and Kotaro Takita, Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,526 (20140715), Secondary battery, Minhyung Guen, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,778,528 (20140715), Electricity storage device, Tomotaka Osakabe, Mikio Wakasugi, Masahiro Imai, and Ryogo

Murayama, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) and Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,529 (20140715), Lithium secondary battery, Kyung-Won Seo, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,778,530 (20140715), Battery and battery pack using the same, Dukjung Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,778,531 (20140715), Pouch-type lithium polymer battery and method for manufacturing the same, Hyung Bok Lee, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,778,532 (20140715), Encapsulated lithium electrochemical device, Raphaël Salot, Steve Martin, and Sami Oukassi, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (FR) and ST Microelectronics SA (FR). U.S. 8,778,533 (20140715), Lithium secondary battery, Norio Iwayasu, Jinbao Zhao, and Hidetoshi Honbo, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,534 (20140715), Phosphonium ionic liquids, compositions, methods of making and batteries formed there from, J. Adrian Hawkins, David A. Hudgins, and Levi J. Irwin, eSionic ES, Inc. U.S. 8,778,536 (20140715), Lithium manganese oxide positive active material for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery including the same, Shin Jung Choi and Sung Nim Jo, Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,778,537 (20140715), Device and electrode having nanoporous graphite with lithiated sulfur for advanced rechargeable batteries, Yi Cui, Yuan Yang, Matthew McDowell, and Ariel Jackson, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University [This patent was withdrawn prior to issue.]. U.S. 8,778,538 (20140715), Electrode material comprising graphene-composite materials in a graphite network, Harold H. Kung and Jung K. Lee, Northwestern University. U.S. 8,778,539 (20140715), Secondary battery electrode, and secondary battery using the same, Yasuhiko Ohsawa and Mikio Kawai, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,540 (20140715), Monolithic three-dimensional electrochemical energy storage system on aerogel or nanotube scaffold, Joseph Collin Farmer and Michael Stadermann, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. U.S. 8,778,541 (20140715), Negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery and nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery having the same, Kouhei Yamamoto, Norikazu Adachi, Hisashi Umemoto, Manabu Yamada, Yasuyuki Ooba, Nobuyuki Nishi, and Shigenori Numao, DENSO Corp. (JP) and Inter-University Research Institute Corp. National Institute of Natural Sciences (JP). U.S. 8,778,542 (20140715), Lithium ion secondary battery comprising an active material and solid electrolyte forming a matrix structure and method for manufacturing same, Shoichi Iwaya, Hiroshi Sato, Takayuki Fujita, and Gou Toida, NAMICS Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,778,543 (20140715), Sulfide-based lithium-ion-conducting solid electrolyte glass, all-solid lithium secondary battery, and method for manufacturing all-solid lithium secondary battery, Yuji Shinohara, Takeo Kawase, and Shigeo Kondo, Seiko Epson Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,778,544 (20140715), Battery with terminal, Toshie Wata and Tadayoshi Takahashi, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,778,545 (20140715), Recirculation complex for increasing yield from fuel cell with CO2 capture, Matthew Alexander Lehar, Andrew Philip Shapiro, Bruce Philip Biederman, Vitali Victor Lissianski, Andrew Maxwell Peter, Matthew Joseph Alinger, Laura Michele Hudy, and Roger Allen Shisler, General Electric Co.. U.S. 8,778,546 (20140715), Air breathing lithium power cells, Joseph C. Farmer, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. U.S. 8,778,547 (20140715), Power generating system, Hidetoshi Takubo and Motomichi Katou, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,778,548 (20140715), Delivery head for a fuel cell, Sadok Garnit, Francis Roy, Guillaume Joncquet, and Jean-Philippe Poirot-Crouvezier, Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies

Alternatives (FR) and Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA (FR). U.S. 8,778,549 (20140715), Fuel cell system, Hideyuki Kumei and Manabu Kato, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,778,550 (20140715), Battery of fuel cells, Zbigniew Magonski and Barbara Dziurdzia, Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza im Stanislawa Staszica (PL). U.S. 8,778,551 (20140715), Fluid flow pulsing for increased stability in PEM fuel cell, Ivan Daryl Chapman, Charles Mackintosh, and Pinkhas A. Rapaport, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,778,552 (20140715), Fuel system using redox flow battery, Yet-Ming Chiang and Ricardo Bazzarella, 24M Technologies, Inc. U.S. 8,778,553 (20140715), Fuel cell, Masahiro Mohri, Kentaro Nagoshi, and Masaru Oda, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,554 (20140715), Fuel cell, Shuhei Goto, Narutoshi Sugita, Kentaro Ishida, and Tetsuya Nakamura, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,555 (20140715), Joint-free integrated fuel cell architecture, Pascal Tiquet, Commissariat a l’energie atomique et aux energies alternatives (FR). U.S. 8,778,556 (20140715), Fuel Cells, Robert Leah, Karim El Koury, and Martin Schmidt, Ceres Intellectual Property Co. Ltd. (GB). U.S. 8,778,557 (20140715), Membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell using the same, Hideyuki Ueda, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,778,558 (20140715), Methods for making a thermoformed subgasket and products thereof, Jeffrey A. Rock, Steven G. Goebel, and Glenn W. Skala, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,778,559 (20140715), Solid oxide fuel cell and method for producing the same, Shigeru Ando, Seiki Furuya, Yutaka Momiyama, Kiyoshi Hayama, Osamu Okamoto, Naoki Watanabe, Nobuo Isaka, and Masaki Sato, Toto Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,560 (20140715), Mixed ionic and electronic conductor based on Sr2Fe2 - xMoxO6 perovskite, Fanglin Chen and Qiang Liu, University of South Carolina. U.S. 8,778,561 (20140715), Electrocatalytic polymer-based powder, method of production and use thereof, Raffaele Vecchione, Giuseppe Mensitieri, and Anna Borriello, STMicroelectronics Srl (IT). U.S. 8,778,562 (20140715), Method of depositing durable thin gold coating on fuel cell bipolar plates, Michael P. Balogh, Gayatri Vyas Dadheech, Nicholas P. Irish, Misle M. Tessema, Daniel P. Miller, and Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,778,564 (20140715), Unit cell of honeycomb-type solid oxide fuel cell, stack using the unit cell and method manufacturing the unit cell and stack, Sung Pil Yoon, Tae Hoon Lim, Seong Ahn Hong, In Hwan Oh, Suk-Woo Nam, Jonghee Han, Jong Pil Jeong, Kwang Soo Lee, Yeong Cheon Kim, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Eun Ae Cho, Soo-Kil Kim, and Sang Yeop Lee, Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,778,565 (20140715), Material for solid oxide fuel cell interconnector, unit cell for solid oxide fuel cell, and solid oxide fuel cell, Mineaki Matsumoto, Hiroshi Tsukuda, Shigenori Koga, and Norihisa Matake, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,778,566 (20140715), Metal separator plate for fuel cell having coating film formed on surface and method for producing same, Yoo-Taek Jeon and Ki-Jung Kim, Hyundai Hysco (KR). U.S. 8,778,567 (20140715), Unique pre-form design for two-step forming of stainless steel fuel cell bipolar plates, Siguang Xu, Steven J. Spencer, John R. Bradley, Gerald W. Fly, and Arianna T. Morales, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,778,800 (20140715), Methods of making supercapacitor cells and microsupercapacitors, David T. Chang, Pamela R. Patterson, and Ping Liu, HRL Laboratories, LLC. U.S. 8,778,829 (20140715), Methanol electro-oxidation catalyst and method of making the same, Syed Mohammed Javaid

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Zaidi, Saleem Ur Rahman, Shakeel Ahmed, and Mukhtar Bello, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (SA). U.S. 8,779,718 (20140715), Electrical systems and battery assemblies, Lawrence Stone, Joseph Lamoreux, Christopher Darilek, Tage Bjorklund, and David St. Angelo, Valence Technology, Inc. U.S. 8,779,722 (20140715), Two-stage charge equalization method and apparatus for series-connected battery string, Joong Hui Lee, Jae Hwan Lim, Sang Hyun Park, Gun- Woo Moon, Hong Sun Park, and Chol-Ho Kim, SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,779,726 (20140715), Control system and method for charging sealed batteries, Anil Raj Duggal, Herman Lucas Norbert Wiegman, and Gregory John Parker, General Electric Co.. U.S. 8,779,729 (20140715), Electric storage device monitor, Takeyuki Shiraishi, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,783,284 (20140722), Fluid supply system, Koichi Kato, Koichi Takaku, Saneto Asano, Hiroyasu Ozaki, and Taneaki Miura, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,784,129 (20140722), Electric cable connecting construction and electric cable connecting method, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Takao Syouji, Akito Toyama, Shinichi Yanagihara, Michio Ota, and Takenori Tsuchiya, Yazaki Corp. (JP) and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,784,140 (20140722), Terminal contacting part included in a jig for charging and discharging a secondary battery and the jig including the same, Seung Yeob Park, Ho Sub Jung, and Young Joon Shin, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,784,510 (20140722), Ultracapacitor and method of manufacturing the same, Eric H. Miller, Kevin Whear, and Mark T. Demeuse, Daramic LLC. U.S. 8,784,511 (20140722), Method for forming a thin-film lithium-ion battery, Pierre Bouillon, STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS (FR). U.S. 8,784,512 (20140722), Thin film battery synthesis by directed vapor deposition, Haydn N. G. Wadley, Yoon Gu Kim, and Sang-wan Jin, University of Virginia Patent Foundation. U.S. 8,784,644 (20140722), Stock oil composition for carbonaceous material for negative electrode of lithium-ion secondary battery, Tamotsu Tano, Takashi Oyama, Hiroshi Ozawa, Jun Ougiya, and Akio Sakamoto, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,784,693 (20140722), Method for making phosphorated composite, Li Wang, Xiang-Ming He, Jian-Guo Ren, Wei-Hua Pu, Jian-Jun Li, and Jian Gao, Tsinghua University (CN) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,784,694 (20140722), Lithium manganese phosphate/carbon nanocomposites as cathode active materials for secondary lithium batteries, Andreas Kay, Dow Global Technologies LLC. U.S. 8,784,764 (20140722), Methods for forming activated carbon material for high energy density ultracapacitors, Kishor Purushottam and Joseph Frank Mach, Corning Incorporated. U.S. 8,784,770 (20140722), Material for lithium secondary battery of high performance, Hong Kyu Park, Sun Sik Shin, Sin Young Park, Ho Suk Shin, and Jens M. Paulsen, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,012 (20140722), Fuel cell bypass diode structures and attachment methods, Matthias Gottmann, Arne Ballantine, and Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Bloom Energy Corp.. U.S. 8,785,013 (20140722), Compositions containing modified fullerenes, Paul J. Krusic, Helen S. M. Lu, and Zhen-Yu Yang, E I du Pont de Nemours and Co.. U.S. 8,785,014 (20140722), Nickel-metal hydride secondary battery module and secondary battery module manufacturing method, Shinji Hamada, Hideki Kasahara, Shinichiro Ito, Hideki Ando, and Toyohiko Eto, Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,015 (20140722), Additives for non-aqueous electrolyte and secondary battery using the same, Mi Young Son, Jeong-Ju Cho, Hochun Lee, Joomi Jeon, and Sunghoon Yu, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,016 (20140722), Battery pack, Dae-Yon Moon and Sang-Hun Park, Samsung SDI Co, Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 8,785,017 (20140722), Secondary battery, Chohee Kang and Junsun Yong, Samsung SDI Co, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,018 (20140722), Battery pack case, Gueng Hyun Nam, Tae Sin Kim, Duck Jun Lee, Jin Woo Roh, and Min Ho Jang, Global Battery Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,019 (20140722), Negative electrode for a nickel-hydrogen rechargeable battery and a nickel-hydrogen rechargeable battery using the same, Masaru Kihara, Takahiro Endo, Toshiki Sato, Akira Saguchi, Satoshi Wada, Isao Mugima, Tomomi Nakamura, Hideyuki Asanuma, and Masanori Tamura, FDK Twicell Co, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,020 (20140722), Anode for cable-type secondary battery and cable-type secondary battery including the anode, Yo-Han Kwon, Je-Young Kim, Ki-Tae Kim, Heon-Cheol Shin, Hyung-Man Cho, and Hye-Ran Jung, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,021 (20140722), Battery pack, Seok Koh, Kyung-Ho Park, Jeong-Deok Byun, and Eun-Ok Kwak, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,022 (20140722), Secondary battery, Hiroaki Sato, Yoichi Miyajima, Shoichi Shintani, Toshio Takeshita, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Tashiro, Hideki Kamiya, Hisashi Aoki, and Osamu Nagashima, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,785,023 (20140722), Cascade redox flow battery systems, Craig R. Horne, Kim Kinoshita, Darren B. Hickey, Jay E. Sha, and Deepak Bose, Enervault Corpo. U.S. 8,785,024 (20140722), Combination of heat pipe and louvered fins for air-cooling of Li-ion battery cell and pack, Taeyoung Han, Kuo-Huey Chen, and Bahram Khalighi, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,785,025 (20140722), Air-cooled battery pack, Kwon Sohn, Samsung SDI Co, Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,785,026 (20140722), Protection structure forthermal dissipation and preventing thermal runaway diffusion in battery system, Hsien-Lin Hu, Jenn-Dong Hwang, Cheng-Chou Wong, Chin-Chuan Chang, Sheng-Fa Yeh, Bing-Ming Lin, and Yu-Min Peng, Industrial Technology Research Institute (TW). U.S. 8,785,027 (20140722), Battery pack having cooling system, Tzu Wen Soong and Hsun Hao Chieh, GoTech Energy Co, Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,785,028 (20140722), High conductivity battery contact, Neal Tate Saiki, NTS Works, Inc. U.S. 8,785,029 (20140722), Connection plate for battery terminals and method for manufacturing connection plate for battery terminals, Yoshimitsu Oda, Masaharu Yamamoto, and Masaaki Ishio, Neomax Materials Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,030 (20140722), Flexible battery and method for producing the same, Tomohiro Ueda, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,785,031 (20140722), Polymer electrolyte fuel cell separator made of pure titanium or titanium alloy and method of production of same, Michio Kaneko, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kiyonori Tokuno, Hiroshi Kihira, and Wataru Hisada, Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,785,032 (20140722), Multilayer porous film, separator for batteries, and battery, Hiroto Yamada and Tomoyuki Nemoto, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. (JP). U.S. 8,785,033 (20140722), Assembled battery, Kyoichi Watanabe, Hideaki Horie, and Hiroshi Sugawara, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,034 (20140722), Lithium battery, method for manufacturing a lithium battery, integrated circuit and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit, Magdalena Forster, Katharina Schmut, Bernhard Goller, Guenter Zieger, Michael Sorger, Philemon Schweizer, and Michael Sternad, Infineon Technologies Austria AG (AT) and Technische Universität Graz (AT). U.S. 8,785,036 (20140722), Electrochemical device and method for assembling an electrochemical device, Christian S. Nielsen, Medtronic, Inc. U.S. 8,785,037 (20140722), Secondary battery with stepped cap plate, Sangwon Byun and Chiyoung Lee, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

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(KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,785,038 (20140722), Negative electrode active material, Jae Woong Kim, Seung Chul Lee, Ki Duck Park, Chul Gyu Bae, Jong Goo Kang, and Yoon Seong Cho, Iljin Electric Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,039 (20140722), Battery-dedicated electrode foil, positive electrode plate, battery, vehicle, and battery-equipped appliance, and manufacture method for the battery-dedicated electrode foil, and manufacture method of the positive electrode plate, Yozo Uchida and Tadashi Teranishi, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,785,040 (20140722), Positive electrode for rechargeable lithium battery, method for manufacturing the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same, Nam-Soon Choi, Sae-Weon Roh, Yong-Chul Park, Sung-Soo Kim, and So-Hyun Hur, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,041 (20140722), Electrode and production method thereof, Shiho Inoue, Hideaki Horie, Kenji Hosaka, Osamu Shimamura, and Shigeo Ibuka, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,042 (20140722), Island-covered lithium cobaltite oxides, Jens Martin Paulsen and Thomas Lau, Umicore (BE). U.S. 8,785,043 (20140722), Cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteries, Michel Armand, John B. Goodenough, Akshaya K. Padhi, Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, and Christian Masquelier, Hydro-Quebec (CA). U.S. 8,785,044 (20140722), Lithium-iron disulfide cathode formulation having pyrite content and low conductive additives, Jack W. Marple, Weiwei Huang, and Michael W. Wemple, Eveready Battery Co., Inc. U.S. 8,785,045 (20140722), Active material, electrode, battery, and method of manufacturing active material, Tadashi Suzuki, TDK Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,785,046 (20140722), Lithium-ion battery, William G. Howard, Craig L. Schmidt, and Erik R. Scott, Medtronic, Inc. U.S. 8,785,047 (20140722), Lithium-ion secondary battery and method of charging lithium-ion secondary battery, Kazuya Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Iijima, and Satoshi Maruyama, TDK Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,785,048 (20140722), Carbonaceous material for electric double layer capacitor, electric double layer capacitor and process for producing carbonaceous material, Yasuyuki Higaonna, Tetsuya Kume, Yasunari Iwata, and Makoto Takeuchi, Cataler Corp. (JP) and Advanced Capacitor Technologies, Inc (JP). U.S. 8,785,049 (20140722), Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including same, Bong-Chull Kim, Cheol-Hee Hwang, Dong-Yung Kim, Se-Ho Park, Hyun-Jun Choi, In-Ho Jung, and Su-Ho Song, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,050 (20140722), Lithium ion secondary battery, Takeshi Abe, Yohei Shindo, Akira Tsujiko, Machiko Abe, and Keiko Wasada, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,785,051 (20140722), Nonaqueous-electrolyte battery and method for producing the same, Yasushi Mochida, Mitsuyasu Ueda, Kentaro Yoshida, Tomoharu Takeyama, and Kazuhiro Goto, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,052 (20140722), Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle, Hidesato Saruwatari, Hideaki Morishima, Hiroki Inagaki, and Norio Takami, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP). U.S. 8,785,053 (20140722), Current collector and lithium ion battery, Jia-Ping Wang, Kai-Li Jiang, and Shou-Shan Fan, Tsinghua University (CN) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,785,054 (20140722), Lithium ion battery, Ion C Halalay, Stephen J. Harris, and Timothy J. Fuller, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,785,055 (20140722), Ionic liquid batteries, Thomas E. Sutto, The United States of America. U.S. 8,785,056 (20140722), Electrolyte for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same, Dai-In Park, Ho-Seok Yang, and In- Haeng Cho, Samsung SDI

Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,057 (20140722), Electrolyte solution for capacitors and batteries, W. Novis Smith, Joel R. McCloskey, and Jonathan Maeyer, Retriev Technologies Incorporated. U.S. 8,785,058 (20140722), Integrated biofuel cell with aligned nanotube electrodes and method of use thereof, Zafar Iqbal and Yubing Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology. U.S. 8,785,060 (20140722), Method of manufacturing multilayer electrolyte reinforced composite membrane, Nak Hyun Kwon, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR). U.S. 8,785,062 (20140722), Fuel cell system comprising fuel cell stack, and method for producing fuel cell stack, Hiroaki Matsuda and Takashi Akiyama, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,785,063 (20140722), Fuel cell stack with water drainage structure, Yoo Chang Yang, Jong Sung Kim, Sae Hoon Kim, Sang Mun Jin, Suk Min Baeck, and Seong Il Heo, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR) and Kia Motors Corp. (KR). U.S. 8,785,066 (20140722), Fuel cell system and control method therefor, Yasushi Araki and Sho Usami, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,785,067 (20140722), Wax elements as passive control devices in fuel cell power systems, Prem Menon, John J. Conley, David A. Masten, and Bruce J. Clingerman, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,785,068 (20140722), Fuel cell, Kentaro Ishida, Takeshi Ushio, and Eri Terada, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,069 (20140722), Fuel cell system having a reformer, Hyun Kim, Dong-Rak Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim, Ming-Zi Hong, and Woong-Ho Cho, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,070 (20140722), Direct oxidation fuel cells with improved cathode gas diffusion media for low air stoichiometry operation, Guoqiang Lu, Chao-Yang Wang, and Takashi Akiyama, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,785,071 (20140722), Fuel cell operation with a failed open injector, Steven R. Falta, Rainer Pechtold, Daniel C. Di Fiore, Donald H. Keskula, Matthew A. Lang, Michael Leykauf, Joseph N. Lovria, and Oliver Maier, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,785,072 (20140722), Fuel cell stack, Jin-Hwa Lee, Chi-Seung Lee, Seong-Jin An, Sang-Il Han, and Kah-Young Song, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,785,073 (20140722), Inlet manifold with guiding structure for fuel cell, Richard R. Phillips, and Michael D. Harrington, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA). U.S. 8,785,074 (20140722), Fuel cell stack compression devices and methods, David Edmonston, Michael Petrucha, Martin Perry, Matthias Gottmann, Dien Nguyen, Emad El-Batawi, and William David Lyle, Bloom Energy Corp.. U.S. 8,785,075 (20140722), Fuel cell having a stacked electrolyte electrode assembly, Yukihiko Kiyohiro, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,785,076 (20140722), Portable fuel cell systems and methods therefor, Gerard F. McLean, Jeremy Schrooten, Joerg Zimmermann, Mark Petersen, and Paul Sobejko, Société BIC (FR). U.S. 8,785,077 (20140722), Apparatus and methods for connecting fuel cells to an external circuit, Jeremy Schrooten, Mark Petersen, Jean-Louis Iaconis, David Lo, and Paul Sobejko, Société BIC (FR). U.S. 8,785,078 (20140722), Fuel cell, Hiroko Kimura and Naoki Takehiro, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,785,079 (20140722), Metal-foam electrodes for batteries and fuel cells, Adam F. Gross, John Wang, and Andrew P. Nowak, HRL Laboratories, LLC. U.S. 8,785,080 (20140722), Passivated metallic bipolar plates and a method for producing the same, Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, Gayatri Vyas Dadheech, and Youssef M. Mikhail, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,785,342 (20140722), Catalyst carrier, catalyst and process for producing the same, Ryuji Monden, Tadatoshi Kurozumi,

and Toshikazu Shishikura, Showa Denko KK (JP). U.S. 8,786,248 (20140722), Flying capacitor type voltage detecting circuit and battery protection integrated circuit, Akihiro Nishizawa and Takashi Takeda, Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,786,255 (20140722), Active charge balancing circuit, Peter Gollob and Andreas Pechlaner, Infineon Technologies AG (DE). U.S. 8,786,256 (20140722), Multi-series battery control system, Akihiko Emori, Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Kazuyoshi Sasazawa, Tatsuo Horiba, and Akihiko Kudo, Shin- Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,786,258 (20140722), Battery pack and method of controlling the battery pack, Tae-Heom Park, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,786,260 (20140722), Thermal control of electric storage device, Hideyasu Takatsuji, Michio Yoshino, and Seiji Sadahira, Mazda Motor Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,786,261 (20140722), Cell modules for detecting temperature and voltage of cells, Davide Andrea. U.S. 8,786,289 (20140722), Method and semiconductor device for monitoring battery voltages, Masaru Sekiguchi, Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,787,050 (20140722), Circuit connection control system of fuel cell and method of operating the same, Young-jae Kim, Dong-kee Sohn, Hye-jung Cho, Joon-hee Kim, Jae-yong Lee, and Jin-ho Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,788,142 (20140722), Method for the continuous measurement of the efficiency of a battery, especially a battery installed in motor vehicles, and a device utilizing this method, Roberto Aliberti and Silvia Cazzanti, FIAMM SpA (IT). U.S. 8,788,225 (20140722), Cell diagnostic system and method, Steven J. Wood, Emmanuel Maubert, and Olivier Veglio, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC. U.S. 8,788,226 (20140722), Battery tester with high precision, Hsien-Fang Sheng and Yuan-Chen Hsiao, DHC Speciality Corp. (TW). U.S. 8,789,473 (20140729), Flow battery control system for a locomotive, Jerry Van Polen, Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. U.S. 8,790,114 (20140729), Byproduct compound retention device for fuel rich start-up combustor, Steven G. Goebel, Gerald E. Voecks, and Robert N. Carter, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,790,418 (20140729), Manufacturing method for an electrode for a battery, Dae Jun Kim, Jae Myeong Lee, Jeon Keun Oh, and Eun Joo Lee, SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,790,419 (20140729), Cell separator comprising protective layer manufacturing method, Masakazu Umehara, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,790,612 (20140729), Cation deficient materials for electrical energy storage, Jeffrey W. Long, Debra R. Rolison, and Benjamin P. Hahn, The United States of America. U.S. 8,790,613 (20140729), Treated electrolytic manganese dioxide and method for its production, John A. Teagle, Oliver Schilling, and Mayra C. Sanchez, Erachem Comilog, Inc. U.S. 8,790,801 (20140729), Integrated electrochemical and solar cell, Glyn J. Reynolds, Oerlikon Advanced Technologies AG (LI). U.S. 8,790,802 (20140729), Air battery system and methods for using and controlling air battery system, Shinji Nakanishi, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,790,803 (20140729), Rechargeable battery, Sangwon Byun and Jeongwon Oh, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,790,804 (20140729), Battery with self-programming fuse, Hariklia Deligianni, Harold J. Hovel, and Fei Liu, International Business Machines Corp.. U.S. 8,790,805 (20140729), Battery unit, Alex Thaler and Ralph Wünsche, Magna Steyr Battery Systems GmbH & Co. OG (AT). U.S. 8,790,806 (20140729), Alkaline battery, Jun Nunome, Fumio Kato, Fumiharu Sakashita, and Isamu Saruwatari, Panasonic Corp. (JP).

U.S. 8,790,807 (20140729), Battery device, electronic apparatus, and battery system, Mieko Hara, Toshio Takeshita, Yoichi Miyajima, Hiroaki Sato, Tomonori Watanabe, and Naoki Kamaya, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,790,808 (20140729), Device for cooling a vehicle battery, Hans-Georg Herrmann, Florian Moldovan, Caroline Schmid, Thomas Schiehlen, Tobias Isermeyer, Martin Steinbach, Juergen Eckstein, Christoph Fehren-Bacher, Achim Wiebelt, Markus Kohlberger, Conrad Pfender, and Thomas Heckenberger, Behr GmbH & Co. KG (DE). U.S. 8,790,809 (20140729), Battery having a housing partially filled with cooling fluid, Tim Schaefer, Andreas Gutsch, Claus-Rupert Hohenthanner, Joerg Kaiser, and Holger Mikus, Li-Tec GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,790,810 (20140729), Battery cell module with sliding repeating elements, Barton W. McLaughlin and Michael A. Celotto, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,790,811 (20140729), Flat-wound electricity storage device cell and flat-wound electricity storage device module, Kenro Mitsuda, Daigo Takemura, Shigeru Aihara, Tatsunori Okada, Makiko Kise, and Shuichi Matsumoto, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,790,812 (20140729), Battery pack, Kunio Iritani, Masahiro Shimoya, Sumio Susa, and Hiroshi Ueshima, DENSO Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,790,814 (20140729), Inorganic nano sheet-enabled lithium-exchanging surfacemediated cells, Yanbo Wang, Guorong Chen, Zhenning Yu, Bor Z. Jang, and Aruna Zhamu, Nanotek Instruments, Inc. U.S. 8,790,815 (20140729), Nickel coated aluminum battery cell tabs, Robert S. Bucchi, Daniel J. Casoli, Kathleen M. Campbell, and Joseph Nicotina, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,790,816 (20140729), Rechargeable battery, Duk-Jung Kim and In Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,790,817 (20140729), Pouch-type lithium secondary battery, Ki-sung Hong and In- kyu Park, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,790,819 (20140729), Implantable medical assembly, Gary Freitag and Dominick Frustaci, Greatbatch Ltd. U.S. 8,790,820 (20140729), Secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same, Woon-Seong Baek, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,790,821 (20140729), Battery, Syun Ito and Yuu Shiraishi, GS Yuasa International Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,790,822 (20140729), Rechargeable battery, Sung-Bae Kim and Sang-Won Byun, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR) and Robert Bosch GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,790,823 (20140729), Battery unit and battery pack having less resistance and improved contacts, Kyung-Won Seo, Jeong-Deok Byun, and Eun-Ok Kwak, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,790,824 (20140729), Graphite anode active material for use in lithium secondary battery, Chiaki Sotowa and Takahiro Tamura, Showa Denko KK (JP). U.S. 8,790,825 (20140729), Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same, Young-Jun Lee, Goo-Jin Jeong, and Young-Hwan Kim, Samsung SDI Co, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,790,826 (20140729), Cathode of lithium battery and method for fabricating the same, Chen Feng, Kai-Li Jiang, Liang Liu, Xiao-Bo Zhang, and Shou-Shan Fan, Tsinghua University (CN) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,790,827 (20140729), Positive electrode active material, nonaqueous electrolyte battery and method for manufacturing positive electrode active material, Asuki Yanagihara, Tomoyo Ooyama, Yoshihiro Kudo, and Guohua Li, Sony Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,790,828 (20140729), Anode balanced lithium-iron disulfide primary cell, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Michael Pozin, Yelena Valentinovna Kouznetsova, Bhupendra Kanchanial Patel, and Fred Joseph Berkowitz, The Gillette Co. U.S. 8,790,829 (20140729), Nonaqueous secondary battery,

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Satoshi Kono, Masayuki Yamada, Akira Inaba, and Kazutaka Matsuo, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,790,830 (20140729), Positive electrode active element and lithium secondary battery, Yukinobu Yura, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Nanataki, and Kazuyuki Kaigawa, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,790,831 (20140729), Powder for positive electrode active material, positive active electrode active material, and sodium secondary battery, Masami Makidera and Taketsugu Yamamoto, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,790,832 (20140729), Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery, Sung-Kyun Chang, Hong-Kyu Park, Sinyoung Park, Hyo-Shik Kil, and Hera Lee, LG Chem, Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,790,833 (20140729), Floating-type microbial fuel cell, In Seop Chang and Junyeong An, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (KR). U.S. 8,790,834 (20140729), Fuel cell system and method for controlling the fuel cell system, Keigo Suematsu, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,790,836 (20140729), Fuel cell system and operating method therefor, Takahiro Kaito and Keigo Ikezoe, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,790,837 (20140729), Method for shutting down indirect internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell, Susumu Hatada, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,790,838 (20140729), Voltage conversion control of a fuel cell system, Takahiko Hasegawa and Kota Manabe, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,790,839 (20140729), High temperature fuel cell system, Daniel Braithwaite, Tibor Fabian, and Friedrich B Prince, Ardica Technologies, Inc. U.S. 8,790,840 (20140729), Systems and methods for fuel cell thermal management, Sudha Rani LaVen and Luc Rouveyre, DCNS SA (FR). U.S. 8,790,841 (20140729), Metal alloy catalysts for fuel cell cathodes, Karen Marie Brace, Brian Elliot Hayden, Christopher Edward Lee, and Thierry Le Gall, Ilika Technologies Ltd. (GB). U.S. 8,790,842 (20140729), Fuel cell systems including space-saving fluid plenum and related methods, Jeremy Schrooten, Paul Sobejko, and Gerard F. McLean, Société BIC (FR). U.S. 8,790,843 (20140729), Fuel cell stack, Young-Seung Na, Jun-Won Suh, In-Seob Song, Keun-Yong Lee, Sung-Won Jeong, and Chan-Gyun Shin, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,790,844 (20140729), Fuel cell stack, Andreas Reinert, Staxera GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,790,845 (20140729), Hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterned surfaces and methods of making and using the same, Tao Xie, GM Global Technology Operations LLC. U.S. 8,790,846 (20140729), Gas diffusion layer and process for production thereof, and fuel cell, Masaki Yamauchi and Yoichiro Tsuji, Panasonic Corp. (JP). U.S. 8,790,847 (20140729), Method for the manufacture of reversible solid oxide cells, Peter Halvor Larsen and Karen Brodersen, Technical University of Denmark (DK). U.S. 8,790,848 (20140729), Process for producing separator and separator, Yusuke Watanabe and Kazutaka Iizuka, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,790,849 (20140729), Manufacturing method for electrode catalyst layer, manufacturing method for membrane electrode assembly, and manufacturing method for fuel cell, Yuichiro Hama and Takayoshi Doi, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP). U.S. 8,790,850 (20140729), Current collection apparatus and method of processing for a solid oxide fuel cell thereof, Jen-Chen Chang, Maw-Chwain Lee, Rung-Je Yang, Tai-Nan Lin, Yang-Chuang Chang, Wei-Xin Kao, and Lin-Song Lee, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (TW). U.S. 8,791,043 (20140729), Ordered mesoporous carbon composite catalyst, method of manufacturing the same, and fuel

cell using the same, Chan-ho Pak, Hyuk Chang, Ji- man Kim, and Jeong-kuk Shon, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,791,397 (20140729), Induction heating device for fuel cell system, Seong Kyun Kim, Haeng Jin Ko, Su Dong Han, Gi Young Nam, and Yun Seok Kim, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR). U.S. 8,791,668 (20140729), Multi-series battery control system, Akihiko Emori, Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Kazuyoshi Sasazawa, Tatsuo Horiba, and Akihiko Kudo, Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (JP). U.S. 8,791,669 (20140729), Method and circuitry to calculate the state of charge of a battery/cell, Dania Ghantous, Fred Berkowitz, and Nadim Maluf, Qnovo Inc. U.S. 8,791,670 (20140729), Battery management system and method of dynamically allocating charging current, Wei Huo, Hui Yin, Bo-Ching Lin, Yan-Ling Geng, Yan Xu, and Yong-Yong Li, Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (CN) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (TW). U.S. 8,791,710 (20140729), Battery simulation system having fault simulation, Joerg Bracker and Jens Driessen, dSPACE [Digital Signal Processing and Control Engineering] GmbH (DE). U.S. 8,792,224 (20140729), Hybrid capacitor, Hak Kwan Kim, Dong Hyeok Choi, Bae Kyun Kim, and Jun Hee Bae, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (KR). U.S. 8,793,087 (20140729), Modular device for protecting and monitoring a battery, Fabrizio Librizzi, STMicroelectronics Srl (IT).

PEC’s ACT0550: A New Benchmark in Cell Testing PEC’s cell test and formation equipment serves the full product life cycle of EV and HEV large format cells, starting from the initial stages of R&D to validation and mass production. To enhance products and reduce the cost for customers, PEC’s ACT0550, has replaced the SBT0550 24 channel model. The specifications show 80 channels per rack, 50A per channel, and full parallel capability at a 100 ìsec internal sampling frequency. The new ACT0550 Gen 4 test rack is configurable by the end user in different channel configurations: 80 x 50A, 40x100A, 20x200A, 16x250A, 8x400A, 4x800A, 2x1600A, 1x3200A or any combination required by the test regimes. Due to high-speed fiber-optics communication between the channels there is no loss in functionality while using parallel channels. With 100 ìsec based internal sampling, control and capacity calculations, FPGA hardware controls for both current and voltage and a ± 0.005% FSD accuracy on the voltage readings, this is 10 times better than PEC’s previous offering and 100 times better than competing products in the same power range.

PRODUCT NEWS

Water-cooled power electronics eliminate unnecessary fans and implement an internal cooling system of the power electronics. As an immediate effect of this cooling platform, the 20kW ACT0550 test system will return a cell testing lab to an area without heat and noise pollution. The improved cooling and elimination of external fans easily doubles the MTBF of the equipment, and eliminates filter replacement and dust collection inside the power electronics. PEC minimized the footprint of the ACT0550 by 70%, while increasing the system’s capability by a factor 10. The adoption of PEC’s standard cooling platform decreased the manufacturing cost of the system, reducing the ACT0550 to half the channel price of PEC’s previous R&D cell tester. For more information, visit www.peccorp.com.

Performance Series™ Marine Batteries EnerSys has added marine batteries to its ODYSSEY Performance Series™ battery products. These batteries include the Group 34M and Group 31M for recreational and boating vehicles. Engineered with Thin Plate Pure Lead technology and an Absorbed Glass Mat construction, ODYSSEY Performance Series marine batteries feature more overall power and longer service life

than conventional batteries. The 34M-790 battery includes 792 cold cranking amps (CCA) and 114 reserve capacity (RC) minutes, and the 31M-800 battery features 800 CCA and 188 RC minutes. Both feature deep cycle capability up to 400 cycles at 80% depth of discharge. The 34M-790 and 31M-800 batteries feature a three- to 10-year service life and two-year storage life at 77F̊ (25C̊). They are vibration resistant, classified as “non-spillable” by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The ODYSSEY Performance Series 34M-790 battery corresponds to Battery Council International (BCI) Group 34M and comes standard with a height adapter to fit BCI Group 27M applications. The ODYSSEY Performance Series 31M-800 battery corresponds to BCI Group 31M applications. Visit www.odysseybattery.com for more information.

Bitrode Develops High-Powered Lab Testing System Bitrode, a leader in the battery charging and testing industry based in St. Louis, Missouri, is expanding its product line to include a new high-powered laboratory testing system – the FTF-HP. With charge or discharge cycles up to 500kW, the FTF-HP is well-suited for high power applications where precise control of current and

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voltage is required. Parallel functionality allows the system to operate at an impressive 2MW of power for large scale testing applications. The FTF-HP is designed to meet various requirements for equipment performance with current and voltage specifications, mode switching speeds and ramp rates tuned to test regiments for battery materials development, cell, module or pack testing. The unit can produce accurate simulations of rapidly changing power demands in EV/HEV systems. Discharge power recycling to the AC line makes the FTF-HP more energy efficient to operate. The battery simulation function can also program constant voltage, maximum current and internal impedance for motor testing applications. It is available in both single and dual circuit configurations.

For more information, contact Christie Williams, phone: 1-636-343-6112 ext. 146, or visit www.bitrode.com.

Details of Reactions in EV Battery Materials Using a new method to track the electrochemical reactions in lithium iron phosphate under operating conditions, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) have revealed new insight into why fast charging inhibits this material’s performance. (See photo on page 1.) The study also provides the first direct experimental evidence to support a particular model of the electrochemical reaction. Published August 4 in Nature Communications, the results could guide battery makers’ efforts to optimize materials for faster-charging batteries with higher capacity. “Our work was focused on developing a method to track structural and electrochemical changes at the

nanoscale as the battery material was charging,” says Brookhaven physicist Jun Wang, who led the research. Her group was interested in chemically mapping what happens in lithium iron phosphate – a material commonly used in the cathode, or positive electrode – as the electric vehicle battery charged. “We wanted to catch and monitor the phase transformation that takes place in the cathode as lithium ions move from the cathode to the anode,” she says. The Brookhaven team used a combination of full-field, nanoscale-resolution transmission x-ray microscopy (TXM) and x-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), a DOE Office of Science User Facility that provides beams of high-intensity x-rays for studies in many areas of science. These x-rays can penetrate the material to produce both high-resolution images and spectroscopic data – a sort of electrochemical “fingerprint” that reveals, pixel by pixel, where lithium ions remain in the material, where they’ve been removed leaving only iron phosphate, and other electrochemical details. The detailed images and spectroscopic information reveal unprecedented insight into why fast charging reduces battery capacity. The individual-particle study also detected, for the first time, the coexistence of two distinct phases – lithiated iron phosphate and delithiated, or pure, iron phosphate – within single particles. This finding confirms one model of the delithiation phase transformation – namely that it proceeds from one phase to the other without the existence of an intermediate phase. Yu-chen Karen Chen-Wiegart also contributed to this research.

Sanford Researchers Design Pure Lithium Anode Stanford researchers have taken a big step in developing a pure lithium battery. The new battery would allow an electric car to have a 300-mile range and would triple the time a cell phone’s battery would last before needing to be recharged. The team of researchers working on the battery include Steven Chu, former Secretary of Energy and professor of physics and molecular and cellular physiology, and Yi Cui, associate professor of material sciences and engineering. In a paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers report that they have found a promising strategy to design a pure lithium anode. Yi Cui, leader of the research team, says that lithium has the greatest potential. “It is very lightweight, and it has the highest energy density,” Cui says. “You get more power per volume and weight, leading to lighter, smaller batteries with more power.”

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• Drive simulations for standard electric vehicle tests: FUDS, SFUDS, GSFUDS, DST, & ECE-15L

• Single or dual circuit models available• New over-current, under-current, over-

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• Up to 500kW with available option for parallel operation up to 2MW

• Discharge power recycled to AC line for cooler, more energy efficient operation

• Test control and data management with Bitrode’s VisuaLCN Lab Client software

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Meetings and Symposia

September 16-18 – The Battery Show 2014, The Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan. Showcases the latest advanced battery technology. Exhibit offers a platform to launch new products and make new contacts. Info: Visit www.thebatteryshow.com.

September 21-23 – BIT’s 4th New Energy Forum-2014, Qingdao International Convention Center, Qingdao, China. Includes lithium batteries, flow batteries, fuel cell technologies, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, and emerging hydrogen energy technologies. Info: Visit www.bitcongress.com/nef2014.

September 24-26 – International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2014, Hotel Atlantic Kempinski, Hamburg, Germany. Includes battery recycling plants certification; legislation; collection efficiency; safety; new recylcing technologies needed for future battery technologies; exhibition, and tour of Redux GmbH. Chaired by Bruno Scrosati. Info: Contact Jeanette Duttlinger, ICM AG, phone: +41 62 785 10 05 or visit www.ich.ch.

October 5-10 – 2014 ECS and SMEQ, Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico. Comprised of the 226th Meeting of The Electrochemical Chemical Society, the 19th Congreso de la Sociedad Mexicana de Electroquimica, and the 7th Meeting of the Mexico Section of The Electrochemical Society. Topics include batteries and energy storage; corrosion; electrodeposition for micro-and nano-battery materials; electrochemical engineering; fuel cells, electrolyzers and energy conversions; and durability in low temperature fuel cells. Info: The Electrochemical Society, 65 South Main St., Pennington, Building D, New Jersey, 08534-2839, phone: 1-609-737-1902, or visit www.electrochem.org/meeting/biannual/226/

ELECTRIC VEHICLE NEWS

In the paper, the authors explain that they are overcoming the problems posed by lithium – overheating, chemical reactions and buildup – by building a protective layer of interconnected carbon domes on top of their lithium anode. The team called this protective layer “the nanosphere,” and it resembles the shape of a honeycomb. This new layer creates a flexible, uniform and non-reactive film that protects the unstable lithium from the drawbacks that have made using it such a challenge. Yi Cui (above) also heads a team of scientists from the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), which is making and testing new types of lithium-ion batteries. According to a recent SLAC news release, Cui says that his lab is also working on making a sulfur cathode to replace today’s lithium-cobalt oxide.

The $529,000 Renovo Coupe Luxury EV The Renovo Coupe is a stunning two-seat coupe built on the chassis of a Shelby CSX9000. It gets up to 60mph in just 3.4 seconds, going up to a top speed 120mph – which isn’t bad for an EV. Renovo says its motor produces 500 horsepower and 1,000lb.-ft. of torque, running with a 740V

battery pack that’s roughly double the power of the one in a Tesla Model S. California’s Renovo started working on the vehicle four years ago, according to Automotive News, and says it’s now taking orders for the roughly 100 cars that will be made starting next year. It showed off a running prototype at Pebble Beach, California recently.

Valence Batteries Chosen for Newest Segway Product Valence Technology, a manufacturer of safe, long-life lithium ion magnesium phosphate advanced energy storage

solutions, has been chosen by Segway for use in its recently released Segway® SE-3 Patroller.

The SE-3 Patroller is a three-wheel device designed for police and security markets. It is a perfect fit for applications that require a larger vehicle, with a significant command presence (even in a parked position without a rider aboard), or that require a rider to frequently mount and dismount the vehicle during a patrol. The SE-3 Patroller is powered by multiple Valence rechargeable Li-ion batteries that can be charged at any standard electrical outlet or swapped out for replacement batteries to allow for continuous use. The Valence U-Charge series provides safe energy storage solutions in standard Battery Council International lead-acid battery module sizes for a wide variety of applications. It is available in multiple configurations and incorporates a built-in battery management system. In addition, the battery series is fully-scalable and ensures a cost effective replacement for typical lead acid applications as well as provides twice the run time and up to 10 times the cycle life.

Prototype Saab Electric Vehicle Shown in Sweden Sweden’s National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the owner of Saab Cars, has shown a near-production prototype of the 9-3 EV in Sweden, demonstrating how the final vehicles could work.

Based on the gas-powered 9-3 Aero, which restarted production last December, early prototypes of the electric version will serve as a test bench, helping employees across the company to understand the technology, and serving as a reference point and verification for the manufacturing process. The 9-3 EV features a battery pack built by Beijing National Battery Technology, fitted under the cabin floor, which preserves the car’s 50/50 weight distribution and low center of gravity and doesn’t compromise interior or luggage capacity. Fully charged, the battery offers a range of 120 miles, and powers a motor producing 138bhp.

The First 208 Kandi Brand Electric Vehicles China’s Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. reports that the first 208 Kandi brand electric vehicles were delivered as the official launch of the Shanghai Jinshan public pure EV sharing program and Long-term Group Leasing Program. On August 14, ZuoZhongYou (Shanghai) Electric Vehicle Service Co. Ltd., which was formally established on June 16 in Shanghai by Zhejiang ZuoZhongY ou Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd., hosted a launching ceremony at Jinshan District in Shanghai. All of 208 EVs were sent to rental stations in Zhu Jing, Shi Hua, Feng Jing and Ting Lin, four towns at Jinshan for users’ immediate use.

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October 6-8 – World of Energy Solutions, Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. Trade fair and conference addresses all players involved in the manufacturing of battery and energy storage systems for mobile and stationary applications. All areas are dealt with, from raw materials to turnkey battery systems and fuel cells. Info: Visit http://www.messe-stuttgart.de/en/wes/.

October 28-30 – EV2014VE Conference and Trade Show, Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electric Mobility Canada’s 6th annual event is ideal for those supplying, operating or planning to market or operate battery, plug-in hybrid, hybrid or fuel cell electric vehicles in Canada. See some of the latest battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles. Info: Visit http://emc-mec.ca/ev2014ve/en/.

November 10-13 – Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition, Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles, California. Includes fuel cell development; commercialization, development technology and validation of all types of fuel cell applications; industry status and analysis; and fuels and renewable energy. Demonstrations and Ride-and-Drive are planned. Info: Visit www.fuelcellseminar.com.

November 11-12 – Lithium Battery Power, Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC. Explores new ideas for battery design, battery trends and chemistries; novel materials and components to systems design and integration; electrode and electrolyte materials and technologies; Li-ion; lithium-air/lithium oxygen; lithium-sulphur; metal air; and EV to stationary applications. Info: Craig Wohlers, Knowledge Foundation, phone: 1-617-232 7400 ext. 205, or visit www.knowledgefoundation.com.

November 13-14 – Battery Safety Conference, Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC. Includes impact of battery materials on safety; internal shorts, thermal runaway and stability, aging, and catastrophic failure; abuse tolerance and advanced testing procedures and protocols; cell research and safety, Li-based battery safety at systems level; and safety standards and regulatory issues. Info: Craig Wohlers, Knowledge Foundation, phone: 1-617-232 7400 ext. 205, or visit www.knowledgefoundation.com.

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March 9-12 – 32nd International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, Broward County Convention Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Ideal for battery and small fuel cell manufacturers, users, OEMs, product designers, component, equipment and material suppliers, applications engineers, marketing analysts, patent attorneys, investors and those interested in the battery and small fuel cell industries. Info: Thomas M. Devita, Seminar Coordinator, Florida

Educational Seminars Inc., 2300 Glades Road, Suite 260W, Boca Raton, FL 33431, phone: (561) 367-0193, fax: (561) 367-8429, or visit www.powersources.net.

May 3-6 – 127th Battery Council Convention + Power Mart Expo, Savannah Westin Hotel, Savannah, Georgia. Dedicated to advancing the lead-acid battery industry’s products and companies successfully into the future. Keep up with emerging technologies and changing regulations to do business more effectively in the global marketplace. At the expo, meet people and learn about the tools that can improve your products, streamline your processes and drive profit margins. Info: Battery Council International, 330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, phone: 1-312-644-6610, or visit www.batterycouncil.org.

May 12-16 – Battcon, Hilton Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Florida. Noncommercial, technical event for storage battery users from the power, telecom, UPS and other industries. End-users, engineers, battery and battery test equipment manufacturers, installers, and standards and safety experts gather to discuss storage battery innovations and solutions for existing systems; everyday applications; technical advances; and industry concerns. A trade show features storage power related vendors. Info: Jennifer Stryker, Albercorp, 3103 N. Andrews Ave. Ext., Pompano Beach, FL 33064, (954) 623-6660 ext 23806, or visit www.battcon.com.

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