Patents by Inventor Jack R. Rinker

Jack R. Rinker 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 and apparatus for making flattened expanded lead strip for battery plates
    Patent number: 4102024
    Abstract: Apparatus for and a method of making expanded lead strip for use in fabricating plates for lead-acid secondary batteries. Lead strip is expanded into a non-planar shape with two mesh portions divided by a longitudinally extending unexpanded portion. The expanded strip is then flattened and smoothed from the non-planar shape and reduced in thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: Eltra Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Badger, Jack R. Rinker