Patents by Inventor Edwin T. Russell

Edwin T. Russell 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).

  • Process for producing a current collector assembly for an electrochemical cell
    Patent number: 5855627
    Abstract: A current collector assembly for an electrochemical cell is made by inserting an elongated current collector with identically shaped ends, such as a rod, into a seal body such that a minor amount of the current collector passes through the seal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry R. Huhndorff, John C. Nardi, Edwin T. Russell
  • Coated anode current collector for alkaline cells
    Patent number: 5112705
    Abstract: The invention relates to an alkaline zinc cell that uses a conductive anode current collector comprising a conductive substrate, such as a copper-zinc alloy substrate, and wherein the surface of the substrate is coated with a lead-containing layer containing a discontinuous dispersion of lead to effectively reduce gassing at the surface of the anode current collector during storage of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Hunter, John C. Nardi, Edwin T. Russell, Robert F. Scarr