SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HyperSolar, Inc. (OTCQB:HYSR), the developer of a
breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen, using sunlight and any source of water, today announced that it has recently
received an Issue Notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, indicating the patent for the
“Photoelectrochemically Active Heterostructures, and Systems for Producing Desired Products” will be issued on March 14,
2017, as United States Patent No. 9,593,053.
The patent protects the Company’s proprietary design of a self-contained solar-to-hydrogen device made up of
billions of solar powered water-splitting nanoparticles, per square centimeter. These nanoparticles are coated with a separate
patent-pending protective coating that prevents corrosion during extended periods of hydrogen production. The aim of these
nanoparticles is high conversion efficiency and low cost.
An important aspect of the patented technology is the integrated structures of high-density arrays of nano-sized
solar cells as part of hydrogen production nanoparticles. The technology enables manufacturing of ultra-thin sheets for
solar-to-hydrogen production, requiring substantially less material as compared to conventional solar cells used in rooftop power
applications.
“Our technological progress, especially over the past year, has been tremendous in terms of demonstrating the
ability to produce renewable hydrogen using only sunlight and water,” said Tim Young, CEO of HyperSolar. “Of perhaps equal
importance is the continued protection of our intellectual property, a highly scientific and technical process that mimics
photosynthesis, to split water molecules to extract hydrogen and oxygen. As we continue to progress towards commercialization, we
believe that our intellectual property portfolio represents significant value as the high-growth hydrogen market continues to
develop.”
HyperSolar’s research is focused on developing a completely renewable, low-cost and submersible hydrogen production
particle that can split water molecules using the power of the sun, emulating the core functions of photosynthesis. Each particle
is a complete hydrogen generator that contains a novel high voltage solar cell bonded to chemical catalysts by a proprietary
encapsulation coating. A video detailing the rise of hydrogen fuel technology, as well as HyperSolar’s completely renewable process
of hydrogen fuel production, can be viewed by visiting here.
About HyperSolar, Inc.
HyperSolar is developing a breakthrough, low-cost technology to make renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water,
including seawater and wastewater. Unlike hydrocarbon fuels, such as oil, coal and natural gas, where carbon dioxide and other
contaminants are released into the atmosphere when used, hydrogen fuel usage produces pure water as the only byproduct. By
optimizing the science of water electrolysis at the nano-level, our low-cost nanoparticles mimic photosynthesis to efficiently use
sunlight to separate hydrogen from water, to produce environmentally friendly renewable hydrogen. Using our low-cost method to
produce renewable hydrogen, we intend to enable a world of distributed hydrogen production for renewable electricity and hydrogen
fuel cell vehicles. To learn more about HyperSolar, please visit our website at www.hypersolar.com.
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limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: the impact of economic, competitive and other factors affecting the Company
and its operations, markets, product, and distributor performance, the impact on the national and local economies resulting from
terrorist actions, and U.S. actions subsequently; and other factors detailed in reports filed by the Company.
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