Validation

MicroPower's technology has obtained independent, third-party validation from internationally recognized sources including the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly the National Bureau of Standards), which confirmed initial private measurement techniques and results. Two reports were issued, both verifying and supporting the performance claims and data.

In 2002-2003, two US Department of Energy Laboratories, KAPL (Knolls Atomic Power Laboratories) and Bechtel-Bettis Laboratory, also issued reports of measurements performed in their respective laboratories that supported the earlier results.

In 2006, key elements of the technology had an entire chapter dedicated to it in the Thermoelectrics Handbook - Macro to Nano (D.M. Rowe, 2006, CRC Press), an industry recognized guide to the latest developments in thermoelectrics. This is available upon request.

Patents

It is MicroPower's policy to protect its inventions with US and international patents, and we currently hold 48 patents and patents pending. Additional patent applications are filed on an ongoing basis as and when new technical discoveries are made, so as to continually strengthen the intellectual property base.