Patents by Inventor James J. Ferraro

James J. Ferraro 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).

  • Thermal battery and methods of activation
    Patent number: 10468689
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a dual activation mode thermal battery for powering a load. The thermal battery can include a first power source activable upon receiving mechanical energy. The thermal battery can also include a second power source activable through one of the electrical power produced by the first power source and external electrical stimuli, the second power source is configured to, upon activation provide a voltage for powering the load, wherein the first power source and the second power source are thermally and electrically isolated and the initiator thermal energy output from one initiator is prevented from initiating the other power source directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: EaglePicher Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Don Edington, James J. Ferraro, Steven Brandon
  • THERMAL BATTERY AND METHODS OF ACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20170110737
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a dual activation mode thermal battery for powering a load. The thermal battery can include a first power source activable upon receiving mechanical energy. The thermal battery can also include a second power source activable through one of the electrical power produced by the first power source and external electrical stimuli, the second power source is configured to, upon activation provide a voltage for powering the load, wherein the first power source and the second power source are thermally and electrically isolated and the initiator thermal energy output from one initiator is prevented from initiating the other power source directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Don Edington, James J. Ferraro, Steven Brandon