Patents by Inventor Jesse R. Rea

Jesse R. Rea 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).

  • Cell corrosion reduction
    Patent number: 4585716
    Abstract: Corrosion is reduced in aqueous electrochemical cells having zinc anodes by utilizing mercury amalgamated discrete single crystal zinc particles to which small amounts of one or more of indium, thallium, gallium, bismuth, cadmium, tin and lead have been added or prealloyed with the zinc, prior to formation of the single crystal particles. A synergistically lowered rate of corrosion and cell gassing is obtained even with reduction of mercury content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Duracell Inc.
    Inventors: Purush Chalilpoyil, Jesse R. Rea, Frank E. Parsen, Chih-Chung Wang
  • High temperature solid state storage cell
    Patent number: 4397924
    Abstract: A completely solid state high temperature storage cell comprised of a solid rechargeable cathode such as TiS.sub.2, a solid electrolyte which remains solid at the high temperature operating conditions of the cell and which exhibits high ionic conductivity at such elevated temperatures such as an electrolyte comprised of lithium iodide, and a solid lithium or other alkali metal alloy anode (such as a lithium-silicon alloy) with 5-50% by weight of said anode being comprised of said solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: Duracell Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse R. Rea, Milton Kallianidis, G. Stephen Kelsey
  • Solid state cell
    Patent number: 4299890
    Abstract: A solid state ambient temperature cell having a thin layer of an alkali or alkaline earth metal as anode, a thin layer of a solid ionic conductive electrolyte and a thin cathode layer of a metal or metalloid which can accommodate anode cations in the crystalline structure thereof. Such metals or metalloids include bismuth, arsenic, antimony, lead, tin, selenium or tellurium. The cell is dischargeable at high rates and is rechargeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: Duracell International Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse R. Rea, Allen Davis