The company called Air Products, which deals in atmospheric gases and related matters, announced last week that it was awarded two patents (#7,311,993 and #7,348,103, and both called "Polyfluorinated Boron Cluster Anions for Lithium Electrolytes) for lithium-ion batteries. The patents involve Air Products' fluorinated electrolyte salts called Stabilife, which the company claimed in a statement "have been formulated to stand up to the difficult conditions expected from next generation portable power applications as well as hybrid electric vehicles" when used in li-ion batteries. Stabilife apparently boosts the lithium electrolytes and an Air Products VP said the patents mean Air Products will play a role in developing materials for next-gen hybrid vehicles. We can only assume the PHEVs will be affected as well. Chemistry fans will want to read the press release after the jump for details on the "poly- fluorinated borane cluster anions" and more.