Patents by Inventor Donald J. Kantner

Donald J. Kantner 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).

  • Method for making a glass-to-metal seal for electrochemical cells
    Patent number: 4178164
    Abstract: A glass-to-metal seal for an electrochemical cell terminal includes a formed apertured plate and a tack-shaped terminal pin. The formed apertured plate has a relief ring of concavo-convex configuration and the terminal pin has the vertical section thereof within the aperture and the horizontal section spaced away from the plate. A glass seal is formed between the relief ring and about the terminal pin, including the space between the horizontal section and the plate by the application of heat and pressure within a carbon mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: John J. Decker, Donald J. Kantner
  • Glass-to-metal seal for electrochemical cells
    Patent number: 4158721
    Abstract: A glass-to-metal seal for an electrochemical cell terminal includes a formed apertured plate and a tack-shaped terminal pin. The formed apertured plate has a relief ring of concavo-convex configuration and the terminal pin has the vertical section thereof within the aperture and the horizontal section spaced away from the plate. A glass seal is formed between the relief ring and about the terminal pin, including the space between the horizontal section and the plate by the application of heat and pressure within a carbon mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: GTE Sylvania Incorporated
    Inventors: John J. Decker, Donald J. Kantner