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The patent infringement lawsuit war is heating up in the solar panel manufacturing world. Unrelated to the recently thrown-out patent infringement claim from Hanwha Q CELLS to REC Group over PERC manufacturing, REC has filed its own lawsuit against Q CELLS in China over half-cell manufacturing. REC confirmed in a press release that it filed… The post REC is now suing Q CELLS over split-cell manufacturing and junction box patent infringement appeared first on Solar Power World. MORE
Silicon anode specialist Nexeon has acquired three sets of patents relating to the use of silicon in lithium-ion battery anodes. The 24 patents cover the manufacture and use of nano-scale silicon particles, alone or combined with graphite, as well as methods for coating carbon particles with silicon using vapor deposition. The patents have global coverage, and were acquired from German battery maker Litarion, which went bankrupt in 2018. MORE
As part of that, it publishes a fair number of patents. We don't get around to publishing stories on every interesting patent we see, so here's a quick roundup of Tesla patents published in recent months that we haven't covered. Tesla is an innovation powerhouse. MORE
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Patent 9,893,215 ('215 patent). REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy brand with Scandinavian heritage, is pleased to report that on June 3, 2020, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a Final Determination that REC Group's products do not infringe the asserted claims of Hanwha Q-Cells' U.S. The Final Determination affirms the Initial Determination (Order No. 40) by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dated April 10, 2020 MORE
The patents complement a growing smart energy IP portfolio and help support the ability of Moixa's AI-enabled GridShare software to unlock value for customers by aggregating fleets of batteries to provide gigawatt-scale virtual power plants and help balance electricity grids worldwide MORE
Tesla’s Battery Day was not just full of surprises. When you read between the slides, Tesla made a lot of product announcements, many of which are still awaiting their discovery. MORE
The University of Texas at Austin has agreed to transfer patents relating to a new type of electrolyte to be used in solid-state lithium batteries to Hydro-Québec, Canada’s largest electricity producer. The patents are co-invented by Dr. John B. Hydro-Québec’s team of researchers will integrate the patent’s technology into a battery with the goal of bringing it to the commercialization stage. “We MORE
Tesla, while in a partnership with physicists from Canada's Dalhousie University, filed a patent in December for new lithium-ion battery tech. Batteries Clean Transport Electric Vehicles Energy Storage Lithium-Ion Batteries 1 million-mile battery EV batteries patents Tesla Tesla batteries Tesla patents Tesla SemiIn 2019, Elon Musk announced that Tesla had a "1 million-mile battery pack" in the making. He said that it was going into production "next year," which is now here. MORE
In December, Tesla, in partnership with physicists from Canada’s Dalhousie University, filed a patent for “ Dioxazolones And Nitrile Sulfites As Electrolyte Additives For Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Tesla claims that the new battery chemistry, which appears to build on another patent filed in September , improves efficiency, energy density, longevity and cost compared to current Li-ion batteries. Last April, Elon Musk announced that a “1 million-mile battery pack” was in the pipeline. MORE
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Recently published patent filings in Japan are pointing to the return of Mazda's rotary engine. What's more, the drawings seem to indicate that the Wankel-derived engine is set to make its return in a form that green-car enthusiasts have been dreaming of for years: as a hybrid range-extender. MORE
On November 12, 2019, the US International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an order to indefinitely stay the hearing in a patent infringement investigation initiated by Hanwha Q Cells in March 2019 against Longi Solar, JinkoSolar and REC Group. MORE
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International Trade Commission investigation into whether module competitors infringed on Hanwha Q CELLS’s manufacturing patent found that Jinko’s products do not infringe on the patent. … The post Trade Commission finds JinkoSolar did not infringe on Q CELLS’s patent appeared first on Solar Power World. Global solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar announced that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the U.S. MORE
A patent infringement complaint filed by Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH in March 2019 to the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany has been upheld. The Court has found that JinkoSolar GmbH, REC Solar EMEA GmbH and LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH breached Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH’s intellectual property rights by unlawfully incorporating its patented passivation technology into their solar cells MORE
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patent that covers a process for separating photovoltaic (PV) strips from solar cells for use in tiled or so-called "shingled" solar modules. Solaria Corporation, a US-based global provider of advanced solar energy products, announced today that it filed suit against Canadian Solar Inc., a Chinese solar panel manufacturer, in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. MORE
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Tesla is looking for new ways to improve the crash structure with more robust "crash can" designs, according to a patent granted to the company this week. As defined in the patent, the crash can is the geometric structure of a vehicle designed to crumple in the event of a crash. Cars Clean Transport Consumer Technology Electric Cars Electric Vehicles Crash Can Crumple Zone geometric patent Ruffles Have Ridges safety Tesla Tesla safety MORE
Lamborghini and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented a new synthetic material that the carmaker hopes will serve as the technological base for a new generation of supercapacitors. The two organizations began working together in 2017 , when they produced the Terzo Millennio concept car. With support from Lamborghini’s Concept Development Department, a research team led by MIT Chemistry Professor Mircea Dinc? synthesized the new material. MORE
Nano One Materials has secured a US patent for its NMC cathode powders, which it says offer a proprietary means of making Li-ion batteries more durable, safer and cheaper. This patent is particularly significant as it defines the properties of our high-energy NMC cathode powders, rather than the underlying process to make them,” said Dr. Stephen Campbell, Chief Technology Officer. MORE
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Recent patent drawings unearthed by Dutch website Auto Visie reveal what is believed to be the next hybrid supercar from Porsche. The new car bears a striking resemblance to the "917 Living Legend" concept car (shown below) that debuted last year — and it looks like it could arrive just in time to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 917's historic win at the 24 hours of LeMans. MORE
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The innovative automaker’s quest to improve its products is ongoing, and it recently published a patent for a new type of stator. Tesla’s patent application, Stator for an Electric Motor , reads, in part: An example stator includes a stator core having teeth that are radially arranged about a common central axis of the stator and located in a spaced apart manner from one another. The diversity of electric motors used in today’s EVs is quite striking. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
What's so special about the new Tesla windshield wiper patent. Apjohn patents Tesla Tesla patentsCars Clean Transport Consumer Technology Electric Cars Electric Vehicles J.
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JANUARY 3, 2020
As part of that, it publishes a fair number of patents. We don't get around to publishing stories on every interesting patent we see, so here's a quick roundup of Tesla patents published in recent months that we haven't covered. Tesla is an innovation powerhouse.
CleanTechnica
MAY 10, 2020
Tesla has received a patent for a new tabless battery cell that Elon Musk says is way more important that it may seem. Batteries Clean Transport Electric Vehicles Energy Storage Lithium-Ion Batteries Research Science battery patents Elon Musk patents Tabless Electrode Tesla Tesla batteries Tesla Battery Day
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
This week, Tesla locked in a new patent for a distributed electrical grid management system, with capability to control everything from massive grid-scale energy storage installations down to your washing machine to keep everything humming along nicely.
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CleanTechnica
APRIL 27, 2020
Cars Clean Transport Electric Cars Electric Vehicles concept car Electric Nissan Electric SUV EVs Nissan Nissan Ariya nissan electric car Nissan Leaf patent filings Tesla Model YThe original Nissan LEAF was one of the first pure electric vehicles available to US buyers, and it has remained one of the most successful EVs globally as well. Strangely, Nissan has waited nearly a decade to launch a follow-up act, but the wait seems like it’s nearly over.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Also, Tesla has recently been granted a patent for a metal air battery. Elon Musk says the fundamental architecture of the Model Y produced in Germany will be significantly different from the cars made in Fremont.
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Tesla is looking for new ways to improve the crash structure with more robust "crash can" designs, according to a patent granted to the company this week. As defined in the patent, the crash can is the geometric structure of a vehicle designed to crumple in the event of a crash. Cars Clean Transport Consumer Technology Electric Cars Electric Vehicles Crash Can Crumple Zone geometric patent Ruffles Have Ridges safety Tesla Tesla safety
CleanTechnica
APRIL 18, 2020
Recently published patent filings in Japan are pointing to the return of Mazda's rotary engine. What's more, the drawings seem to indicate that the Wankel-derived engine is set to make its return in a form that green-car enthusiasts have been dreaming of for years: as a hybrid range-extender.
CleanTechnica
AUGUST 29, 2019
Tesla Patents Navigation With Integrated State of Charge Management. Autonomous Vehicles Cars Clean Transport Consumer Technology Electric Cars Electric Vehicles EV Charging EV Charging Stations battery swap California DC fast charging Las Vegas navigation Nevada supercharging Tesla Yermo
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Buildings Policy & Politics Research building design capitalism geometry patent law patents researchThis morning, the first story I saw was one of Steve Hanley’s latest articles on CleanTechnica, “Should People Be Prevented From Living In Fire And Flood Prone Areas?”
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 30, 2019
Tesla has patented laser beams that would clean a car's glass. The patent application is for "Pulsed Laser Cleaning of Debris Accumulated on Glass Articles in Vehicles and Photovoltaic Assemblies." Autonomous Vehicles Cars Clean Power Clean Transport Consumer Technology Electric Cars Electric Vehicles Solar Energy Solar Panels lasers patents Tesla Tesla lasers Tesla patents
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Tesla’s Battery Day was not just full of surprises. When you read between the slides, Tesla made a lot of product announcements, many of which are still awaiting their discovery.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 22, 2020
Recent patent drawings unearthed by Dutch website Auto Visie reveal what is believed to be the next hybrid supercar from Porsche. The new car bears a striking resemblance to the "917 Living Legend" concept car (shown below) that debuted last year — and it looks like it could arrive just in time to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 917's historic win at the 24 hours of LeMans.
CleanTechnica
JANUARY 17, 2020
Tesla, while in a partnership with physicists from Canada's Dalhousie University, filed a patent in December for new lithium-ion battery tech. Batteries Clean Transport Electric Vehicles Energy Storage Lithium-Ion Batteries 1 million-mile battery EV batteries patents Tesla Tesla batteries Tesla patents Tesla SemiIn 2019, Elon Musk announced that Tesla had a "1 million-mile battery pack" in the making. He said that it was going into production "next year," which is now here.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 6, 2020
PITT OHIO receives a patent for the process they developed to take wind and solar energy into a battery system and the subsequent distribution of that power to points of use throughout their facilities
Charged
JULY 16, 2020
The innovative automaker’s quest to improve its products is ongoing, and it recently published a patent for a new type of stator. Tesla’s patent application, Stator for an Electric Motor , reads, in part: An example stator includes a stator core having teeth that are radially arranged about a common central axis of the stator and located in a spaced apart manner from one another. The diversity of electric motors used in today’s EVs is quite striking.
Charged
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The University of Texas at Austin has agreed to transfer patents relating to a new type of electrolyte to be used in solid-state lithium batteries to Hydro-Québec, Canada’s largest electricity producer. The patents are co-invented by Dr. John B. Hydro-Québec’s team of researchers will integrate the patent’s technology into a battery with the goal of bringing it to the commercialization stage. “We
GreenBiz
JANUARY 30, 2020
Hint: It's probably not a Silicon Valley startup. Information Technology Innovation Innovation Practical Magic
Charged
DECEMBER 29, 2019
Silicon anode specialist Nexeon has acquired three sets of patents relating to the use of silicon in lithium-ion battery anodes. The 24 patents cover the manufacture and use of nano-scale silicon particles, alone or combined with graphite, as well as methods for coating carbon particles with silicon using vapor deposition. The patents have global coverage, and were acquired from German battery maker Litarion, which went bankrupt in 2018.
altenergymag
MARCH 31, 2020
patent that covers a process for separating photovoltaic (PV) strips from solar cells for use in tiled or so-called "shingled" solar modules. Solaria Corporation, a US-based global provider of advanced solar energy products, announced today that it filed suit against Canadian Solar Inc., a Chinese solar panel manufacturer, in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California.
Charged
AUGUST 22, 2019
Nano One Materials has secured a US patent for its NMC cathode powders, which it says offer a proprietary means of making Li-ion batteries more durable, safer and cheaper. This patent is particularly significant as it defines the properties of our high-energy NMC cathode powders, rather than the underlying process to make them,” said Dr. Stephen Campbell, Chief Technology Officer.
altenergymag
AUGUST 16, 2019
US Patent Office grants AW-Energy’s Patent Application for WaveRoller® technology
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 7, 2019
SolarEdge has filed three additional lawsuits in China against Huawei, citing patent infringement on its inverters and power optimizers. a Chinese entity,… The post SolarEdge sues Huawei again for inverter, power optimizer patent infringement appeared first on Solar Power World. The company is seeking damages and an injunction. The recently filed lawsuits follow the filing of three other lawsuits in Germany by SolarEdge in June and July 2018 against Huawei Technologies Co.,
altenergymag
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Move Strengthens Nexeon's Position in Battery Materials
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Batteries Energy Storage Lithium-Ion Batteries LG Chem patent infringement lawsuit SK Innovation US International Trade Commission VokswagenA bitter dispute between LG Chem and SK Innovation over lithium-ion battery technology threatens to delay the rollout of electric cars in the US and Europe.
Solar Power World
APRIL 13, 2020
International Trade Commission investigation into whether module competitors infringed on Hanwha Q CELLS’s manufacturing patent found that Jinko’s products do not infringe on the patent. … The post Trade Commission finds JinkoSolar did not infringe on Q CELLS’s patent appeared first on Solar Power World. Global solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar announced that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the U.S.
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 20, 2020
Patent and Trademark Office denied Tesla's attempt to invalidate its side door patent The upstart maker of electric trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries claims a small victory after the U.S.
Solar Power World
MAY 14, 2020
The patent infringement lawsuit war is heating up in the solar panel manufacturing world. Unrelated to the recently thrown-out patent infringement claim from Hanwha Q CELLS to REC Group over PERC manufacturing, REC has filed its own lawsuit against Q CELLS in China over half-cell manufacturing. REC confirmed in a press release that it filed… The post REC is now suing Q CELLS over split-cell manufacturing and junction box patent infringement appeared first on Solar Power World.
Charged
NOVEMBER 17, 2019
Lamborghini and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented a new synthetic material that the carmaker hopes will serve as the technological base for a new generation of supercapacitors. The two organizations began working together in 2017 , when they produced the Terzo Millennio concept car. With support from Lamborghini’s Concept Development Department, a research team led by MIT Chemistry Professor Mircea Dinc? synthesized the new material.
Green Living Guy
JUNE 24, 2020
The post Envision goes Patent Pending for Floods with Solar EV Charging Station appeared first on Green Living Guy. EV Charging and Emergency Power That Can Survive Flooding to Over Nine Feet SAN DIEGO – June 16th, 2020 – Envision Solar International, Inc., Nasdaq: EVSI, EVSIW) (“Envision Solar,” or the “Company”), the leading producer of unique and sustainable infrastructure products. That’s for electric vehicle charging, energy security and outdoor media. They Continue Reading.
altenergymag
JUNE 18, 2020
A patent infringement complaint filed by Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH in March 2019 to the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany has been upheld. The Court has found that JinkoSolar GmbH, REC Solar EMEA GmbH and LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH breached Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH’s intellectual property rights by unlawfully incorporating its patented passivation technology into their solar cells
altenergymag
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Designed to help maintain component temperatures inside the enclosure within certain design limits, the Stahlin® 60mm breather vent quickly and easily installs with just a turn of the wrist
altenergymag
JUNE 8, 2020
Patent 9,893,215 ('215 patent). REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy brand with Scandinavian heritage, is pleased to report that on June 3, 2020, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a Final Determination that REC Group's products do not infringe the asserted claims of Hanwha Q-Cells' U.S. The Final Determination affirms the Initial Determination (Order No. 40) by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dated April 10, 2020
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The patents complement a growing smart energy IP portfolio and help support the ability of Moixa's AI-enabled GridShare software to unlock value for customers by aggregating fleets of batteries to provide gigawatt-scale virtual power plants and help balance electricity grids worldwide
Charged
JANUARY 6, 2020
In December, Tesla, in partnership with physicists from Canada’s Dalhousie University, filed a patent for “ Dioxazolones And Nitrile Sulfites As Electrolyte Additives For Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Tesla claims that the new battery chemistry, which appears to build on another patent filed in September , improves efficiency, energy density, longevity and cost compared to current Li-ion batteries. Last April, Elon Musk announced that a “1 million-mile battery pack” was in the pipeline.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 20, 2020
The global solar tracking company reveals patented locking technology
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
On November 12, 2019, the US International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an order to indefinitely stay the hearing in a patent infringement investigation initiated by Hanwha Q Cells in March 2019 against Longi Solar, JinkoSolar and REC Group.
CleanTechnica
AUGUST 27, 2019
The MakeGrowLab is in the process of patenting the SCOBY material. Agriculture Green Economy Manufacturing biodegradable plastics bioplastics food MakeGrowLab packaging plastics
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