Patents by Inventor Dale Beaver

Dale Beaver 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).

  • Electrical insulator for electrochemical cell
    Patent number: 8871373
    Abstract: An insulation portion for an electrochemical cell having a plurality of slots into which bent electrode tabs are slid through during an assembly process of an electrochemical cell. A latch is disposed adjacent the slots and is movable from a resting position to a biased position to engage the electrode tabs. Attachment of the insulation portion to the electrochemical cell and bending of the electrode tabs can be robotically performed, such that controllers of an attachment device and bending device are in communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: A123 Systems LLC
    Inventors: Charles E. Martin, Lucien Fontaine, William H. Gardner, Keith M. Bibby, Dale Beaver
  • Electrical Insulator for Electrochemical Cell
    Publication number: 20130108903
    Abstract: An insulation portion for an electrochemical cell having a plurality of slots into which bent electrode tabs are slid through during an assembly process of an electrochemical cell. A latch is disposed adjacent the slots and is movable from a resting position to a biased position to engage the electrode tabs. Attachment of the insulation portion to the electrochemical cell and bending of the electrode tabs can be robotically performed, such that controllers of an attachment device and bending device are in communication with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Charles E. Martin, Lucien Fontaine, William H. Gardner, Keith M. Bibby, Dale Beaver