Highpower International Granted U.S. Patent for New Safety Technology

Highpower International, Inc.

, ("Highpower," or the "Company") a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of lithium and nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) rechargeable batteries, and a battery management systems and battery recycling provider, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for Highpower's safety technology on rechargeable battery. This technology relates to a structural innovation to improve safety features. The patent number is US13/673634. Safety remains a critical issue for the entire battery industry. Highpower's safety-enhanced rechargeable battery consists of a shell, anode cap, sealing ring and a separating structure that ensures safe and efficient venting in the event of excessive internal air pressure inside the battery. Highpower's proprietary design was created and submitted after extensive research and development efforts. Mr. Wenliang Li, Chief Technology Officer of Highpower International, stated, "Patents represent a company's ability to innovate and protect intellectual property, which in turn strengthen the core competence of a company. Highpower has always placed an emphasis on innovation, and has been granted in total 149 patents in China and the United States. This invention patent, authorized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, serves as a milestone event as well as international recognition for our technology. Our safety-enhanced rechargeable battery has gone through rigorous experimentation and testing. We expect to achieve more technological breakthroughs, and to make such technologies applicable and practical, and eventually deliver more safe and powerful battery products to consumers worldwide."