Abstract: A composition for forming an electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a carbonaceous material combined with a fullerene material including fullerene species having a carbon content of Cn, where n?100. The composition is heated to a temperature of 100° C. or greater to facilitate reaction and/or diffusion of the fullerene material with the carbonaceous material, and also to remove lower molecular weight (C<100) fullerenes from the composition. In addition, other extraction techniques may be utilized in combination with heat treatment to selectively remove fullerene species from the fullerene material. The composition enhances the electrochemical performance of the electrode in the lithium ion battery.

Abstract: A system and a method for managing various Customer Productivity Applications utilize a web-enabled interactive database to organize, store and retrieve information for the benefit of the customer community to effectively manage the business. The system captures all customers related information and provides on-line, up-to-date information to the users upon request. The system is configured to manage various Customer Productivity Applications to increase the customers' productivity and minimizes cost of ownership by analyzing the customers' fleet, perform industry comparisons, and run iterations to develop fleet optimal performance requirements.

Abstract: An internet-based system and method are provided for allowing access to product upgrades, enhancements, developments and service opportunities. A database is configured with dynamically changing product data. A user can provide sufficient information on existing products of the user to access related product information. The related product information provided is up-to-date timely information relating to available service bulletins, upgrades and enhancements, addressing specific customer data.

Abstract: A system and a method for managing various Customer Productivity Applications utilize a web-enabled interactive database to organize, store and retrieve information for the benefit of the customer community to effectively manage the business. The system captures all customers related information and provides on-line, up-to-date information to the users upon request. The system is configured to manage various Customer Productivity Applications to increase the customers' productivity and minimizes cost of ownership by analyzing the customers' fleet, perform industry comparisons, and run iterations to develop fleet optimal performance requirements.