Patents by Inventor Luc A. J. Groothaert

Luc A. J. Groothaert 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).

  • Process for preparing zinc powder for alkaline batteries
    Patent number: 4632699
    Abstract: Starting from a homogeneous molten bath composed of zinc, mercury and possibly other elements, an alloy powder with substantially homogeneous particles is prepared and that alloy powder is made to react with metallic mercury or with a mercury compound, thereby producing an alloy powder enriched with mercury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt
    Inventors: Marcel L. Meeus, Yvan A. J. Strauven, Luc A. J. Groothaert