Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bipolar battery comprising one or more troughs formed therein and cooperating with one or more channels, the troughs adapted to guide flow of electrolyte to provide for faster and more uniform flow of the electrolyte. The disclosure relates to a bipolar battery assembly comprising: a) a plurality of electrode plates stacked together to form an electrode plate stack; b) one or more electrochemical cells, wherein each electrochemical cell is formed between a pair of electrode plates; c) one or more separators disposed within the one or more electrochemical cells; and d) one or more troughs formed in each of the one or more electrochemical cells and adapted to guide flow of electrolyte into the one or more electrochemical cells. The present disclosure further relates to a method for preparing a battery assembly. The method may utilize circulating one or more fluids through the battery assembly during preparation. Circulating fluids may be part of thermal control cycling.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses used for backing up data stored on a source, comprising connecting a backup device to the source, the backup device having a backup application stored therein, launching the backup application from the backup device without user installation of the backup application, identifying the operating system and data storage structure of the source to the backup application, retrieving a pre-configured list associated with the identified operating system and data storage structure wherein the pre-configured list identifies data storage locations for data stored on the source, and copying data from the identified data storage locations on the source to pre-defined data storage locations on the backup device. Previously backed up data stored on the backup device is easily copied back onto the source for restoration purposes merely by reconnecting the backup device to the source or easily transferred to another source merely by connecting to the second source.