Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Szafarak

Arthur J. Szafarak 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: 6245461
    Abstract: A lithium ambient graphite fiber battery includes a battery inner case in which there are provided a series of adjacent cells. Within each of the cells is provided a cubical electrode bundle. The bundle is composed of a pair of flat, elongated carbon fiber electrodes. The electrodes may be of a triaxial or biaxial braid or may be of a unidirectional arrangement. The pair of electrodes is folded, one fold upon the other, to form the general shape of a cube. The cubical electrode bundles are placed adjacent one another in the cells defined within the inner battery case. A cell-to-cell interconnect is made by electrode extensions which carries the electrode over from one cell to the next in semi-bipolar form. Given the known susceptibility of lithium batteries to water, the inner battery case is hermetically sealed within an outer battery case. A pair of terminals are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler
    Inventors: David R. Smith, Arthur J. Szafarak