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Portfolio News PulsiV Granted Two US Patents
Portfolio News PulsiV Granted Two US Patents.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9772U Frontier IP Group plc 30 October 2017 \n\n \nRNS REACH\nAIM: FIPP\n30 October 2017\n \nFrontier IP Group Plc\n(\"Frontier IP\" or the \"Group\")\n \nPortfolio News\nPulsiV Granted Two US Patents\n \nFrontier IP, which specialises in the commercialisation of intellectual property, is pleased to note that its portfolio company PulsiV Solar Limited (\"PulsiV\") has announced that it has been granted two patents in the United States to protect its intellectual property. The full text of this announcement is set out below.\n \nInnovative solar power company granted two US patents\nA University of Plymouth spin out venture founded on breakthrough research into the efficiency of photovoltaic solar panels has been granted two patents in the United States to protect its intellectual property.\nPulsiV Solar, which is based at Plymouth Science Park, is developing technology that significantly improves the amount of energy generated by solar panel inverters and harvested for supply to the grid.\nThe first patent protects the technique developed by PulsiV, that of 'pulsing' the solar panel, drawing its power in bursts rather than continuously. Under testing, PulsiV's prototype is performing strongly when compared with market-leading technology.\nThe second patent applies to new technology developed for LED lighting that reduces energy storage requirements. This means that LED lights can be built with fewer components, thus reducing their profile and increasing the flexibility in how they are mounted. \nPulsiV Solar is the creation of Associate Professor Mohammed Zaki Ahmed, of the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics, through the support received from the Research and Innovation Directorate. He said: \"The granting of these two patents really does confirm the huge potential of these two technologies - both of which could prove to be 'disruptive' in a positive fashion. The patents also increase the commercial value of the company and set us up for future investment.\"\nUS patents are notoriously difficult to secure due to the burden of proof placed upon applications and the rigorous scrutiny they are subjected to from experts in the field. PulsiV has already been granted patents in the UK and Europe for the work it is doing. \nThe company is now expected to seek new commercial...