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    EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells

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    Image of bozoerrebbe bozoerrebbe
    12/23/08

    In reply to EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells
    Wouldn't Steve Jobs and Paul Allen going in together on an investment be a little like dogs and cats together? Cupertino and Redmond don't often play on the same team.
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    Image of Starlton Heston's Revenge Starlton Heston's Revenge
    12/23/08

    @bozoerrebbe: Opposing powers in their positions would gladly come together to quash new ideas (in the guise of a "failed venture")in order to keep their own interests intact... and at "minor" loss to their scale of investment power.


    ... or to get filthy f'n rich(er)!

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/23/08

    In reply to EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells
    The patent claims are pretty modest, relating to the method of manufacture. Whether it works or works as hoped is another matter.

    One total unit weighs over 250 pounds--don't know how many you would need in a vehicle.
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    12/23/08

    In reply to EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells
    The screen printing process at least sounds cool. If I were a betting man, I would bet you ten pesos and a donkey that the patent application was filed solely to pacify EEstor's financial backers. "Oh, you want to see results...well here is a little something we've been working on."
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    12/23/08

    No doubt.
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    Image of highmileage highmileage
    12/23/08

    In reply to EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells
    Weren't these guys developing ultracapacitors?
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/23/08

    @highmileage: The space where batteries and ultracapacitors meet has very interesting physics. This is where the new ideas are likely to arise. I agree.
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    12/23/08

    In reply to EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells
    I wonder if i can buy stock in their sEEStor company for a dollar.
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    12/23/08

    In reply to EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells
    I have no doubt such a concept would have a high power density, but how in the world would you be able to make these cheaper than lead-acid batteries? Also, I doubt any battery technology in the next 50 years will come remotely close to the energy capacity of gasoline, pound for pound.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    12/23/08

    @maximum-sienna: We share your doubts, however if they can demonstrate performance that match their claims -- especially the charge time -- they won't need to match the energy density of gasoline.


    Also keep in mind that even though gasoline is incredibly energy dense, IC engines only take advantage of 20-30% of that energy whereas electric systems are far more efficient.


    I like V8's and rip snorting diesels as much as the next grease monkey, but I also recognize that if the battery charging issue can be solved, IC engines are no longer relevant.

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    12/23/08

    In reply to EEStor Battery Makers Secure US Patent For Screen-Printed Battery Cells
    MMmmm tasty tasty battery tonic.


    This won't cause gigantism will it?

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