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Photon Vampire
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I loved Wills Rant video but if I remember correctly he made a statement that LiFePO4 batteries were created in China and that they are now making their own Technology. I am not calling out Will, I was just surprised when he said that because in 36 years of doing EE design work I have seen almost ZERO items that have been created in China. Their technological system does not even seem to rely on invention but almost completely on acquisition of inventions then reverse engineering and adaptation into new products.
LiFePO4 was of course an offshoot of John Goodenough's Lithium Ion design but the Iron Phosphate branch was created by University Of Texas-Austin plus MIT seems to also have some involvement along with the University of Montreal and CNRS.
Numerous Lawsuits over who controls the Patents have arisen over the last 10 years and at the end of the day it seems like the University of Texas-Austin has been squeezed out of the picture along with any claims Mr. Goodenough might have had.
The Patent owner now seems to be LiFePO4+C Inc. They seem to be a very aggressive company that is making sure they get paid for the use of LiFePO4 technology.
Here is a Link to their website: https://www.lifepo4ag.com/
I just wanted to clarify this for myself and felt a need to share what I found with other forum members.
Thanks for reading
LiFePO4 was of course an offshoot of John Goodenough's Lithium Ion design but the Iron Phosphate branch was created by University Of Texas-Austin plus MIT seems to also have some involvement along with the University of Montreal and CNRS.
Numerous Lawsuits over who controls the Patents have arisen over the last 10 years and at the end of the day it seems like the University of Texas-Austin has been squeezed out of the picture along with any claims Mr. Goodenough might have had.
The Patent owner now seems to be LiFePO4+C Inc. They seem to be a very aggressive company that is making sure they get paid for the use of LiFePO4 technology.
Here is a Link to their website: https://www.lifepo4ag.com/
I just wanted to clarify this for myself and felt a need to share what I found with other forum members.
Thanks for reading