Patents by Inventor Jaime Navarrete

Jaime Navarrete 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).

  • Silicon current collector for lead acid battery
    Patent number: 10403901
    Abstract: Apparatus and techniques are described herein for providing a battery plate assembly including a silicon current collector. The silicon current collector can include apertures. A lead layer or lead alloy layer can be formed on the silicon current collector. A monopolar battery assembly can be provided, such as including monopolar battery plate assemblies comprising silicon current collectors. The silicon can include a conductive metallurgical grade silicon, such as cast and cut to provide individual current collector substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Crown Battery Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jaime Navarrete, Christiaan Willem Beekhuis, Peter Gustave Borden, Daniel Jason Moomaw, Collin Kwok Leung Mui
  • Use of grass lignins in thermoplastics
    Publication number: 20050058909
    Abstract: The instant invention is directed to the use of grass lignin in thermoplastics (such as: ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)). In this invention, grass lignins are added to a lead acid battery separator comprising a microporous membrane including an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, a filler, and a processing oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventor: Jaime Navarrete
  • Use of lignins in thermoplastics
    Patent number: 6485867
    Abstract: The instant invention is directed to the use of lignin in thermoplastics (such as: ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)). In the first aspect of the invention, lignins are added to a lead acid battery separator comprising a microporous membrane including an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, a filler, and a processing oil. In the second aspect of the invention, lignins are used as a processing aid in thermoplastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Daramic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Navarrete, A. Jeff Chapman, Chetan J. Parikh, Roy T. Toomey