Patents by Inventor Randy L. Voto

Randy L. Voto 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).

  • Electrode sputtering process for exhaust gas oxygen sensor
    Patent number: 4253931
    Abstract: A method of sputtering platinum onto a vitrified zirconia thimble to form an exhaust electrode for an electrochemical-type exhaust gas oxygen sensor. The electrode is sputtered under an atmosphere consisting essentially of more than about 50% oxygen and/or nitrogen by volume. Sensors having low symmetrical transition times are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Terry J. Gold, Kurt D. Humphrey, Keith A. Penney, Robert J. Smith, Randy L. Voto, Ralph V. Wilhelm, Jr.