Patents by Inventor Jerry V. Crow

Jerry V. Crow 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).

  • Torsion rod holddown apparatus for a battery
    Patent number: 6161810
    Abstract: An automotive battery is maintained in a tray mounted to the vehicle. The tray has a hinge mechanism in which a torsion rod is pivotally mounted. The torsion rod has a holddown portion which engages a complementary component on the battery to hold the battery in the desired operating location. A latch member on the tray cooperates with the torsion rod to restrain the torsion rod in a latched condition such that a continuous holddown force is exerted on the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry V. Crow, Dane E. Carter, Tracy Frye Strickland, Bruce V. Lyons
  • Method for assembling a terminal to a battery side wall
    Patent number: 4237603
    Abstract: A leakproof, side terminal battery of the thin-wall type comprising a terminal insert formed by injection molding a thermoplastic body about a conductive spool, which insert is mated with an aperture in the battery case wall and welded to a boss surrounding the aperture. The body includes a plug portion for insertion into the aperture and a flange portion for welding to the boss. The conductive spool preferably includes an extension projecting into the battery for fusing to the battery's innards at a location remote from the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jerry V. Crow
  • Side terminal battery structure
    Patent number: 4154907
    Abstract: A leakproof, side terminal battery of the thin-wall type comprising a terminal insert formed by injection molding a thermoplastic body about a conductive spool, which insert is mated with an aperture in the battery case wall and welded to a boss surrounding the aperture. The body includes a plug portion for insertion into the aperture and a flange portion for welding to the boss. The conductive spool preferably includes an extension projecting into the battery for fusing to the battery's innards at a location remote from the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jerry V. Crow