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Sputnik, so who exactly is One Equity Research, and what does it have to do with the links I posted? Not sure what point you are trying to make.
The link you posted leads to an extinct page, by the way.
Sorry, forgot the link:
sciencedirectdotcom/science/article/pii/S2352152X17304437#bib0130
Technical White Paper on Lead Acid Batteries for Utility Energy Storage, published in Journal of Energy Storage. A very good review of the case for lead acid batteries including bipolar, as factors such as energy density and specific energy are less critical for static , non mobile applications. Lead acid offers many advantages in recyclability, performance, cost, etc. The work at Integral on conductive polymer Electriplast plates is briefly mentioned in Section 2.3.5, but indicates published data is needed. Advanced Battery Concepts is also discussed, who has worked with Electriplast.
I'm not claiming that the paper is a huge endorsement for Electriplast before the negative naybobs start in, but the white paper is a good overview and a compelling case for lead acid in utility storage for renewable energies such as solar and wind. There is also NO WAY Integral paid for a mention in an academic paper like this, sorry, it doesn't work that way in academia.
Brand new INDEPENDENT Battery Research Report
Development of moldable batteries:
The high cost of lithium-ion is leading the manufacturers to struggle to meet the cost hurdles, and the demand for advanced lead-acid technology is growing continuously. The lead-acid battery has its advantages over the lithium-ion battery. Lead-acid battery chemistry produces the least amount of heat when compared with other battery chemistries, and these batteries are fully rechargeable.
“The problem comes with fitting the battery into the packaging space. To solve this issue, Electriplast Corporation, a leader in conductive hybrid plastics, is redefining lead-acid batteries. A prototype of 12V lead-acid bipolar battery with Electriplast plates has been demonstrated by the company,” according to Ganesh.
businesswiredotcom/news/home/20171121005582/en/Global-Motorcycle-Batteries-Market---Trends-Forecasts
A new independent report, NOT paid for by Integral.
That's right Ray, market research companies recover the money for doing the research by charging for the report. Do you think they should work for free? Welcome to capitalism.
Two market research reports NOT funded by Integral, at least as far as I can tell (please feel free to prove me wrong if that is the not the case).
Global Motorcycle Batteries Market - Trends and Forecasts by Technavio
Development of moldable batteries:
The high cost of lithium-ion is leading the manufacturers to struggle to meet the cost hurdles, and the demand for advanced lead-acid technology is growing continuously. The lead-acid battery has its advantages over the lithium-ion battery. Lead-acid battery chemistry produces the least amount of heat when compared with other battery chemistries, and these batteries are fully rechargeable.
“The problem comes with fitting the battery into the packaging space. To solve this issue, Electriplast Corporation, a leader in conductive hybrid plastics, is redefining lead-acid batteries. A prototype of 12V lead-acid bipolar battery with Electriplast plates has been demonstrated by the company,” according to Ganesh.
businesswiredotcom/news/home/20171121005582/en/Global-Motorcycle-Batteries-Market---Trends-Forecasts
Global Conducting Polymers Market 2017- Electriplast Corporation, Cabot Corporation, Sabic
dailycommercenewsdotcom/2017/11/21/global-conducting-polymers-market-2017-electriplast-corporation-cabot-corporation-sabic/
New US Patent Application: 3D Printing using Electriplast, application from Modumetal Company in Seattle WA
USPTO 20170191177A1 - Methods of Preparing Articles By Electrodeposition and Additive Manufacturing Processes
This is an application for using Electriplast that is new to me, looks like a great application in reducing corrosion and increasing strength and modulus of existing metal alloys. Electriplast mentioned as being used in Paragraph 48.
More proof of concept and adoption of Electriplast. Makes you wonder how many other companies are using EP that we don't even know about yet.
Good post Wonshot. Another huge automotive market driver is the number of sensors on vehicles for enhanced or fully autonomous driving (cameras, lidar sensors, shielded microprocessing system boxes, etc), and these sensors will be on gas powered vehicles as well as electric, so this is completely separate from powertrain electrification. This is being implemented right now and will exponentially increase, and all need EMI shielding. This is a huge market in itself.
No problem Buster. There are now actually three issued patents to Delphi and using Electriplast and three issued or patent applications to East Penn, all using Electriplast, plus a few more to smaller companies actually. I've posted the USPTO information here before, let me know if you have any trouble finding them.
Also, there could be several more in process and we would not see them, it takes on average 24 months now for the USPTO to publicly publish from the date of application.
Brand New AWARDED Delphi Patent Using Electriplast: UPSTO 9,691,514 Issued June 27, 2017 Electrical assembly having a fibrous conductive interface between a conductive composite component and a metallic component.
Electriplast Mentioned about 3/4 of the way down.
More proof of concept for all intelligent investors. Patent legal prosecution and R&D costs paid for by DELPHI, not Integral for anyone who know how this works.
That means ITKG closed up 43% from the low! Wow, thanks for pointing that out Sputnik! Awesome return!
retireat40, so what do you think this means for the future trading days? Do you think BMAK is through with selling their there shares and won't be able to hold down the share price? Just wondering how long this will last?
ElectriPlast Secures Order for Two Million Vehicles
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EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Technologies, Inc. (OTC-PK: ITKG) ("Integral"), and its wholly owned subsidiary ElectriPlast Corporation, announced today they have been chosen by a Global Tier 1 to supply its conductive plastic for an EMI shielding application in an automotive optical sensing system. The ElectriPlast part will be going into approximately two million vehicles in a 2018 global automotive platform for a major United States auto manufacturer.
"The EMI shielding requirement for this application was a late change and we were brought in to assist the Tier 1 engineers develop a shielding solution for the optical sensing system," stated Slobodan Pavlovic, ElectriPlast's Vice President of Engineering. Typically, Tier 1's select vendors years in advance of a project, but because of the new requirement, we were given an opportunity late in the development process to provide engineering and design services. We provided a cost saving technical solution with the customer's existing tooling without program timing delays, which is key since this is a 2018 global program."
"This is monumental for us. We have always known ElectriPlast was going to reach the point of widespread market acceptance," stated Doug Bathauer, Integral's CEO. "So far in 2017, we have received orders from Europe, Asia and the United States. These automotive orders we've received this year, validates our many years of dogged persistence. It is rewarding to see ElectriPlast now being included in large scale programs in multiple auto maker's vehicles." Production is expected to begin in late 2017 and the program is expected to run for five years.
Sputnik, I post as Steve on the yahoo board, but I never claimed to have tested Electriplast. I remember someone made that assumption in a post once and I guess it stuck.
We can draw the conclusion that Electriplast works from the agreements with many companies that Integral has had - they would never enter into anything like these agreements without verifying for themselves that it works. Same thing with the patents - they would not mention Electriplast without prototyping the idea with whatever material they mention. No way.
I'm not saying that any patent or agreement they have had will necessarily lead to sales - many patents go unused until they expire, so their are no guarantees here. However, this is very positive verification of the materials functionality and at the very least major interest from these companies like East Penn, Delphi, BASF, Hanwha, etc.
I'm not sure what you mean by prior art coming in to play. I read the patents, if prior art were an issue on any of them then the USPTO would not have issued the patents to begin with.
Anyway, we could go in circles forever in this discussion and not change either of our minds. Time will tell. As I also mentioned though, there are a lot of market forces in play now that were not in place even a couple of years ago in the auto industry.
Actually, I hear you betababe. Integral Technologies has had the appearance of being run by a bunch of drunken pirates for a lot of it's existence. The difference I see now (in spite of Doug Bathauer's many missed timelines and promises) is that real applications are coming in. And, there is no way that the companies that I mentioned as having patents using Electriplast (Delphi, East Penn) in addition to others that they have other agreements with would ever establish these agreements without extensive testing to make sure that the material functioned as advertised (Hangwha, Chang Rim, BASF, etc). There's just no way - these companies are not going to simply buy into some salesmen's BS and enter an agreement. That is how the engineering world functions to the point of exhaustion - engineers who approved these agreements would be certain that the material is ligitimate.
There are a lot of market driving mechanisms pushing materials like EP forward (lightweighting, electrification, autonomous driving, etc) and the fact that carbon fiber (which I believe is the critical factor for the $/lb cost of the material) have been greatly reduced. So, time will tell, and there is a lot of risk I agree, but there are also a lot of very positive factors in place that were not present 20 years ago or even 5 years ago. Good luck to all in any case.
Sputnik, thanks for the post, but still no answer to my very simple question on how all of these companies could be involved in this scheme to bilk investors? Betababe seems to really look up to you, she couldn't provide an answer, so I really had high hopes for some concrete information from you. Oh well!
BRAND NEW EAST PENN PATENT APPLICATION USING ELECTRIPLAST Published June 22, 2017. USPTO Application 20170179536 Bipolar Battery and Plate. New inventors named vs previous East Penn patents using Electriplast so perhaps new idea/concept. Electriplast named in Paragraph 33.
DELPHI Patent Application using Electriplast USPTO 20160218466
ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY HAVING A FIBROUS CONDUCTIVE INTERFACE BETWEEN A CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND A METALLIC COMPONENT
Electriplast mentioned as being used in Paragraph 14
EAST PENN ISSUED USPTO 9,634,319 Bipolar Battery and Plate
Electriplast used about 2/3 of the way down in the text
DELPHI ISSUED USPTO 9,391,393 Connector backshell having multiple cable exit configurations Electriplast used about 3/4 of the way in text
DELPHI ISSUED USPTO 9,099,814 Shielded electrical header assembly
DELPI USPTO 20160141584 Patent Application High Voltage Electrical Center With Connectorized Bulkhead Electriplast used in Paragraph 19
Anyone with a modicum of ability to use the internet can find these patents (usptoDOTgov/patent), which I would think would include anyone investing in technology stocks. Click PATft button to find issued patents, AppFT to find applications.
That makes six total issued and applications for patents from these two multibillion dollar companies. Are they part of the conspiracy? Is the US Patent Office also part of the conspiracy? Please explain so the rest of us can learn.
Better yet, can you just reply to my very simple question on how Delphi, East Penn and other huge companies with thousands of engineers and billions of dollars in R&D money have been snookered?
So Sputnik knows more than these companies??? You can't be serious??
Nope, not an electrical engineer. I have a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's in mechanical and environmental engineering (so that makes three total). Thanks for the interest though in my background, I would be happy to try and answer any technical question you might have on Electriplast thought as I have pretty extensive knowledge on materials and polymer chemistry.
I noticed you didn't answer my very basic, simple question though. Can you please enlighten us?
Patents: If Electriplast is a scam, can anyone of our resident experts explain how multibillion dollar companies write patents around this scam? You know, FAKE NEWS, pink sheet scam, etc. Are they also part of the scam to bilk investors? For example, Delphi has three separate USPTO granted patents on using Electriplast, East Penn has one granted and just published a new battery patent application yesterday! Are they risking their own resources and reputations on this scam?
I've never heard of such a wide ranging conspiracy! Unless you are a follower of Alex Jones, of course, who obviously is a genius.
Please enlighten the rest of us on how this works? I've been an engineer in the automotive industry for 28 years and have never heard of anything like this, it would be great to share your insight and knowledge!
The difference here to me is we are finally seeing REAL parts in real products, as opposed to continual "development" or "validation" projects with various companies that never lead to any sales. More and more market acceptance should be coming since there are now some successes to point to. The number of parts needing conduction or EMI shielding is going to grow exponentially, with powertrain electrification, more sensors needed on vehicles due to autonomous driving. Anyone who is moderately aware of what is going on in the auto industry cannot deny this. I'm not a pumper saying that this guarantees that Electriplast is going to be used in all these applications, but there is huge opportunity if they play their cards right.
Day traders are going to cause the massive price fluctuations, but this does not matter in the long run. Also there is probably still a lot of doubt in the market based on past unfulfilled promises made by this company, but this will also diminish over time if they can continue to land projects.
Betababe, not sure what point you are trying to make with Ford supplying parts to Jaguar? Do you think that means that Ford supplies ALL the parts for Jaguar? Not the case. The article you posted is from 2008 to begin with, and Ford does not even make their own parts, they buy from Tier 1 suppliers like Dephi, Visteon, Magna, etc, anyone of which could be supplying this connector, so not sure how this relates. And the Jaguar's supply chain has probably changed dramatically in the 10 years that Tata has owned Jag. So could you please explain how your post relates to this deal>