Patents Represented by Attorney Hudson R. Hightower

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  • Shock-activated electrochemical power supplies
    Patent number: 4783382
    Abstract: A shock-activated electrochemical power supply is provided which is initiated extremely rapidly and which has a long shelf life. Electrochemical power supplies of this invention are initiated much faster than conventional thermal batteries. Power supplies of this invention comprise an inactive electrolyte and means for generating a high-pressure shock wave such that the shock wave is propagated through the electrolytes rendering the electrolyte electrochemically active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: William B. Benedick, Robert A. Graham, Bruno Morosin