To: Dennis V. who wrote (22357 ) 11/15/2000 9:20:40 PM From: ikonoklast53 Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 27311 Dennis, et al More on Telcordia's patents...telcordia.com <<The Commercialization of the Lithium Battery The Lithium Ion Battery technology was announced in a press conference in New York on March 15, 1994, by Vassilis G. Keramidas, Jean-Marie Tarascon and other members of the group. From its beginning, it was enthusiastically received by battery manufacturers, as well as others who saw the importance of a light-weight battery technology with shape and form flexibility as the fields of portable communications (cellular phones) and computers (laptops) were beginning to take off. On January 1, 1995, a semi-autonomous, small business unit was formed within Applied Research, and intensified the technology commercialization effort. As the technology was licensed to corporate entities worldwide, a small group of researchers continued to strengthen the intellectual property package on which the technology is based. To date, the Bellcore intellectual property package portfolio consists of more than 200 issued and pending patents worldwide, a technology know-how package that covers every aspect of the manufacturing of batteries. Telcordia licensees are in Europe, the United States, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and soon in India and China. Three Telcordia licensees, two in the United States and one in Malaysia have already provided product prototypes, and a number of others have sampled their product to potential users and are poised to begin production in early 1999. As the licensing program continues to grow, the small Telcordia group, led by Glenn Amatucci, continues to refine the technology, providing technology updates to existing licensees. In addition, the group looks into the future for breakthroughs that are going to take the technology to the next level and enhance its value. The future seems very promising and exciting.>>