Feb 1 2009
mPhase Technologies, Inc. signed a contract with EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, C & Porter Streets, Joplin, Missouri 64801 to manufacture the AlwaysReady Emergency Battery for the premium version of the AlwaysReady Emergency Flashlight.
The battery contains a breakable barrier that separates the solid electrodes from the liquid electrolyte until the battery is manually activated. Unlike traditional batteries, the mPhase battery remains in an inert state with no leakage or self-discharge until activation. The mPhase battery is designed to have an almost infinite shelf life making it ideal for emergency lighting applications.
The premium flashlight will be marketed as an accessory for automobile roadside emergency kits and is being designed by Porsche Design Gesellschaft m.b.H., Flugplatzstrasse 29, A,S700 Zell am See. Austria.
Founded in Ohio in 1843, Eagle Pitcher Corporation has been significant in major technological developments such as the introduction of the transistor, in conjunction with Bell Labs in 1947 as well as batteries used in the U.S. space program and other advanced critical mission applications. Active in battery development since 1922, Eagle Picher Technologies has the most experience and broadest capability in battery electrochemistry of any battery supplier and has over 50 years of experience in reserve battery development for military and aerospace programs.