Patents by Inventor Dennis Piwonka

Dennis Piwonka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5966014
    Abstract: This disclosure sets out a multiple battery tester having a tray loaded with a set of batteries. The tray is placed in a receptacle and end located terminals move vertically to clamp a battery. The contacts bear on the battery, establishing a current flow path. This loop connects in charge/discharge system for testing. Test routines can be varied and data is recorded over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Inventors: Chaojiong Zhang, Dennis Piwonka
  • Patent number: 5903154
    Abstract: A battery test contact clamp assembly is set forth. In one embodiment, upper and lower printed circuit boards are spaced apart on four corner located mounting rods of conductive metal. The four rods pass through one of the boards and are held to it by a set of detents and four hubs located at corners to thereby define a rectangular structure where the boards can move closer together or further apart. Frictional mounting hubs are used for the four rods. They are connected electrically in a circuit which involves contact assemblies on the two boards and they are aligned with battery terminals for contact to thereby define an electrical flow path with a test circuit. The contacts are aligned with the battery terminals. Alternative embodiments include two boards with multiple conducting rods there between and they are connected in several independent test modules. Another embodiment features two test contacts mounted on a common board for testing of batteries having two terminals at one end of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventors: Chaojiong Zhang, Dennis Piwonka