Patents by Inventor Lawrence Andrew Tinker

Lawrence Andrew Tinker 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).

  • Split anode for a dual air electrode cell
    Patent number: 5639568
    Abstract: A dual air electrode metal-air cell having a casing with an upper cathode mask wall, a lower cathode mask wall, and a side wall; an anode assembly having a layer of anode material positioned above and below an anode collector and means, that may be a membrane or a solid foil current collector, for inhibiting movement of anode material between the two layers; separator materials covering the anode assembly on at least its upper and lower sides; an upper air cathode positioned between the upper cathode mask wall and the separator materials on the upper side of the anode assembly; a lower air cathode positioned between the lower cathode mask wall and the separator materials on the lower side of the anode assembly; a gas vent positioned on one or more of the side walls of the casing; and a liquid electrolyte substantially trapped by the separator materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: AER Energy Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Pedicini, William Charles Thibault, Chris Anthony Turner, Lawrence Andrew Tinker