Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Testa

Bruce A. Testa 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).

  • Battery connector and method
    Patent number: 5158477
    Abstract: A battery connector for use in a battery having an inner sensor circuit in rder to turn on and shut off the inner sensor circuit automatically when respectively connecting and disconnecting the battery for extending the battery storage shelf life. The battery connector includes a metal connector pin, a socket receiving the pin having a first metal positive conductor and having a second metal sensor circuit conductor, an insulator between the conductors, and a bridge for electrical conduction past the insulator between the first and second conductors and between the first conductor and the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Bruce A. Testa, Arnold Bard