Intellectual Property and Trademark
Prudent Energy is the owner, technology developer, manufacturer and systems integrator of ‘Vanadium-only' flow battery storage solutions.
Prudent Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation with its headquarters located in Bethesda, Maryland, is a wholly owned subsidiary of JD Holding, Inc., which in turn is owned by prominent U.S. venture capital firms and other leading venture investors. VRB®, VRB-ESS® and VRB ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM® are registered trademarks of JD Holding, Inc. JD Holding, Inc. is the owner of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,143,443, 6,468,688, 6,562,514, 7,078,123, 7,181,183, 7,184,903, 7,227,275, 7,265,456, 7,353,083, 7,389,189, 7,517,608 and corresponding foreign patents. Additional patent rights are pending.
Prudent Energy announced its acquisition of the assets of VRB Power Systems Inc. in January 2009. This acquisition included the purchase of all patents, trademarks, know-how, equipment and most of the material owned or controlled by VRB Power. In addition, the core technical team of VRB Power has joined the combined company. As of September 2011, Prudent Energy has over 40 far-reaching patents worldwide encompassing core cell stack designs, electrolyte composition, system designs, as well as several application patents including use with wind farms, off-grid applications and smart grids.
Here is a select list of patents held by Prudent Energy:
- Vanadium Redox Battery Energy Storage and Power Generation System Incorporating and Optimizing Diesel Engine Generators
- Power Generation System Incorporating a Vanadium Redox Battery and a Direct Current Wind Turbine Generator
- Method for Retrofitting Wind Turbine Farms
- Telecommunication System Incorporating Vanadium Redox Battery Energy Storage System
- System and Methods for a Self-Healing Grid Using Demand Side Management Techniques and Energy Storage
- Stabilized vanadium electrolyte solutions for all-vanadium redox cells and batteries
For details about Prudent Energy's intellectual property rights or to inquire about opportunities for R&D collaboration, please contact us.