Lockheed names EEStor in “body armor” patent

From Eco Friendly Mag, December 29, 2008...

A new Lockheed Martin patent published last week by the World Intellectual Property Organization gives us a glimpse of the miltary contractor’s relationship with Cedar Park, Tex.-based EEStor. It could also explain why EEStor has been reluctant so far to reveal its progress.

Lockheed’s patent details plans for “body armor having an electrical energy storage unit formed as a layer that substantially conforms to an armor plate.” According to the document, the electrical energy storage layer has “a plurality of sections.” The idea being that if one section is damaged in combat the other sections would remain operable. Two or more sections can be electrically coupled, either in parallel or series. Electrical connectors would “provide access to electrical power stored in the electrical energy storage layer.”

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Cedar Park Battery Company Announces Certification of Additional Key Production Milestones

From MarketWatch, July 29, 2008...

Edward D. Golla, PhD, Laboratory Director for Texas Research International (acting as an independent agent) has certified that EEStor, Inc. test equipment, procedures, and techniques are capable of providing the EEStor, Inc. required testing accuracy for EEStor's chemicals and powder production processing analyses.

Headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, EEStor, Inc. is dedicated to the design, development, and manufacturing of high-density electrical energy storage units.

Utilizing revolutionary ultra capacitor architecture and environmentally friendly materials the EEStor, Inc. EESU will have the capability to compete against all existing battery and capacitor technologies.

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Cedar Park company producing amazing innovations in ultracapacitor technologies

From Rob's Place, July 20, 2008...

A little known company from Cedar Park, Texas called EEStor is gearing up for scalable manufacture of 52kw EESU's (Electrical Energy Storage Units). These units weigh only 152kg but can power an average car for 350 kilometres.

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