Patents by Inventor Robert K. Messer

Robert K. Messer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for pressure filling an electrochemical cell
    Patent number: 4529020
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell, carried along a cell production line, is filled with liquid electrolyte under pressure. First, the electrolyte is dispersed on top of the cell electrode assembly within an open ended cell casing. Then a pressurizing chamber is mated with the cell support member of the conveyor mechanism so as to form a pressurizing volume surrounding the cell, whereupon a gas under pressure is introduced into the chamber and forces the electrolyte into the separator of the electrolyte assembly for rapid and complete absorption of the electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas H. Hoover, Robert K. Messer