Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:31 PM ET
Ported from B's original article:
Fresh EEStor Controversy
Black & Decker. Boeing. Snap-On Tools. Vectrix Corporation. Lockheed Martin. According to new documents released by the USPTO, EEStor's use of the EESU trademark began with "budgetary quotes" submitted to these prospective customers going back to 2002/2003 time frame.
But are price quotes sufficient activity to constitute actual use of the EESU trademark in commerce?
Or did EEStor actually ship test units once upon a time?
What's intriguing about the quotes is some of the listed battery specs. The charge times listed aren't the 5 minute charge we've grown accustomed to hearing. Instead the various battery sizes include charge times measured in hours....up to 12.
B, there is nothing intriguing about the charging times. Look at the bolded statement at the bottom of page 24 of the Specimen document, it states that shorter charging times can be provided at an increased cost for the charging circuit. Also, a majority of the times on the paperwork are shorter, though Black and Decker didn't seem interested in quotes using fast charge circuits, probably because B&D makes lower quality tools for the general consumer market.
Lots to chew on! Thanks EEStor! (And B!)
I'll make a chart of sizes and stuff ASAP :)
Nice Bike !!
I made a spreadsheet of the different EESU's
Click for Spreadsheet