Patents by Inventor Jim Ritter

Jim Ritter 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).

  • Publication number: 20240222594
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery electrode includes mixing particles of active electrode materials, conductive additives, and binder to form a dry powder electrode material. The dry powder is then deposited onto a moving electrode current collector using a dry powder dispensing device. The dry powder is a loose powder continuously poured from the dispensing device onto a moving current collector in a roll-to-roll system where the powder remains loose on the current collector as it travels towards a compaction stage. After being poured onto the current collector, the loose dry powder is uniformly spread across the width of the moving current collector web by one or more spreading devices, such as smoothing rollers and conditioning rollers. Finally, the dry powder is compacted using a calender configured to apply pressure and/or heat to the dry powder electrode material to activate the binder and form a battery electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sakuu Corporation
    Inventors: Nojan ALIAHMAD, Ming LI, Stephen RUDISILL, Karl LITTAU, Jin ZHENG, Zhi QIAO, Samuel CASTRO, Mohammadamin MOGHADASI, Mohammad SAJADI, Ali Jamal KHAN, Lizett ACOSTA, Jim RITTER, Sadeq SALEH, Kyle GAMELIN
  • Patent number: 4505508
    Abstract: A kit for lining the inside of the bed of a pickup truck is made of plywood liner sections, including side panel liner sheets that are outwardly bowed and captured between the truck bed floor and an inwardly extending shoulder of the upper rail of the side panel. The side panel liner sheets are held in outwardly bowed position to more closely conform to the outward curvature of the truck side panels by wheel well liner boxes that cover the wheel wells. The boxes are forced outwardly against intermediate sections of the side panel liner sheets and fixed to the wheel wells. Tail box liner sections, also of plywood, cover the truck body tail light boxes, are fixed to the tail light boxes, and hold the rear edges of the side panel liner sheets in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Inventors: Mark S. Carter, Jim Ritter