Patents by Inventor Robert G. Keene, deceased

Robert G. Keene, deceased 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).

  • Laminar batteries and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 4756717
    Abstract: A process for making laminar electrical cells and batteries each having an end terminal comprising a thin sheet of metal, in which an elongated web is made by adhering the end terminals to a sheet of dimensionally stable thermal insulating material in a spaced rectangular array of rows and columns. The process of forming pockets in the end terminals and registering the pocketed terminals on a second web carrying a spaced rectangular array of battery components comprising the steps of forming index perforations in each terminal, deforming the terminals to provide pockets therein, and joining the terminal web and the second web with the aid of the index perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: John I. Sturgis, Robert G. Keene, deceased
  • Laminar batteries and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 4664993
    Abstract: A process of making laminar electrical cells and batteries each having an end terminal comprising a thin sheet of metal, in which an elongated web is made by adhering the end terminals to a sheet of dimensionally stable thermal insulating material in a spaced rectangular array of rows and columns. The process of forming pockets in the end terminals and registering the pocketed terminals on a second web carrying a spaced rectangular array of battery components comprising the steps of forming index perforations in each terminal, deforming the terminals to provide pockets therein, and joining the terminal web and the second web with the aid of the index perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: John I. Sturgis, Robert G. Keene, deceased