EEStor partner patent may keep eenthusiasts eexcited
For those "eenthusiasts" who still hold out hope that EEStor will come through on it's game-changing supercalifragilistic-capacitor pledges, a newly-awarded patent may offer some comfort. No, not the patent that EEStor itself was recently granted, but rather one that military application rights holder Lockheed Martin was just given for body armor that contains its own energy storage devices.While generic lithium ion batteries are mentioned as a potential energy source for the protective vest, the EEStor device, with its calcined composition-modified barium titanate coated with aluminum oxide and calcium magnesium aluminosilicate glass configuration, gets a specifical mentioned as a possible component as well. What may be the "cherry-on-top" for the eemotionaly-invested is the fact that Lockheed patent title, "Garment Including Electrical Energy Storage Unit" uses the same language EEStor uses to describe their device, namely, an electrical energy storage unit (EESU). Of course, patents themselves don't power cars, so until the company actually produces something that does, we'll be keeping our eexpectations in check.
[Source: Clean Break]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike Z. 7:52PM (12/31/2008)
Not to be rude, but that last two posts are old news already covered elsewhere. One complaint I have about ABG is that there seem to be more posts than ones that actually add value.
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Tim 9:07AM (1/01/2009)
Mike,
I for one have not seen this news elsewhere and I appreciate the (sometimes biased) reporting here.
Anyway, what do you want for nothn?
Happy new year!
Brent 12:15PM (1/02/2009)
Whats this energy storage pack of energy doing on a soldier/cop vest? What would they need that much power on a individual for, surely not to make his walkie talkie operate a thousand years after he has died. Ray gun anyone? That would be enough power to use some really high powered low frequency signal creators to throw you in a coma. A high energy pack on a soldiers vest made by lockheed..... No one else even questioned this, laughable. I gotta get back to work tho, I might throw you some info later tho on the specifics of what they can do with it.
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john 11:34AM (1/03/2009)
I am currently in the army and the image above is that of our old body armor.
we have IOTV armor now that is lighter and better. also we dont need a battery storage unit on our body armor. What would we use it for?? we need them in the hummvees and mraps instead.
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