David W. Dorheim

The Black & Decker Corp. manufactures power tools, electric lawn and garden tools, hardware and home improvement products. The firm has been setting the standard for innovation and design of power tools, accessories, outdoor yard care equipment, home cleaning products, automotive and lighting products, hardware and other home improvement products. The company was founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker Sr. in 1910 and is headquartered in Towson, MD.

Akermin, Inc. develops a novel solution for removal of carbon dioxide from industrial gas streams using biocatalysts and nanotechnology. The company was founded by shelley minteer in 2003 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

XNRGI, Inc. supplies lithium metal battery. It offers solar battery light, power for mobility, and powerchip. The company was founded by Michael Fabian and Leroy Ohlsen in 1999 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Silatronix, Inc. develops and manufactures highly stable organosilicon electrolytes for advanced lithium-ion batteries and capacitors. It is commercializing a new class of patented materials based on organosilicon compounds that are environmentally friendly, non-flammable, high temperature materials suited for use as electrolytes, binders, and coatings in energy storage devices. The firm’s organosilicon compounds are used in rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and lithium based electrochemical systems. The company founded by Winslow L. Sargeant, Robert C. West and Robert Hamers in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.