Article: Oak Ridge Micro-Energy Announces Patent Award, Company Updates.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- Oak Ridge Micro-Energy Inc. (OTCBB: OKME) today announced that the company has been awarded a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, "Thin Film Battery and Electrolyte Therefor," US 6,818,356 B1, with 22 separate claims. The claims relate to:

--Composition for a new thin film lithium electrolyte

--Method of making the electrolyte

--A thin film battery utilizing the new electrolyte

Oak Ridge chief technology officer, Dr. John Bates, stated, "In addition to improving on the properties of the electrolyte, this patent takes us a step closer to manufacturing batteries outside of the UT-Battelle ...

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