Hi Hogey, 

Please find in your text the clarification you are seeking.

Bernard could you clarify a couple of the statements made in the last release? You state the tests demonstrate the potential to replace graphite in Lithium-ion batteries "while limiting the disadvantages inherent to silicon anodes". Later it states "while resolving silicon swelling and cracking during the lithiation phase represents a significant challenge in order to achieve a comparable cyclage stability to graphite, the reference anode material of Li-ion batteries, the promising results obtained represent a step forward in that direction." It sounds like you are doing something to help prevent the swelling/cracking.  That is a one way of looking at it… YES

Has HPQ added something to the silicon to help prevent the swelling or is there something in the process that helps to limit the swelling?  In the release, I stated: “The exact composition of the material produced with the GEN2 as well as how the electrodes used in the tests were prepared are trade secrets of HPQ.” And have nothing more to say on the subject now …  

Later you speak of protecting your invention in relation to the composition of the material produced with the GEN2 as well as how the electrodes used were prepared. Is there another patent being considered outside of the actual patents for the GEN2 or the Silicon Nano Reactor? Yes, that could be a possibility…

Doing R&D in a public company requires many disclosure trade-offs, but our primary goal must be protecting the company trade secrets.

Regards,

Bernard Tourillon CEO