Patents by Inventor Marcel L. Meeus

Marcel L. Meeus 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).

  • Zinc powder for alkaline batteries
    Patent number: 4920020
    Abstract: A zinc base powder for alkaline batteries consists of 0.05 to 3% of mercury, 0.003 to 0.2% of bismuth, 0.01 to 0.08% of lead, the rest being zinc. This powder has an excellent resistance to corrosion in alkaline medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt
    Inventors: Ivan A. Strauven, Marcel L. Meeus
  • 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