Patents by Inventor Robert W. Ratte
Robert W. Ratte 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).
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Patent number: 10283754Abstract: Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson, Tracy L. Cain
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Publication number: 20160126527Abstract: Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson, Tracy L. Cain
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Publication number: 20150336166Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of forming battery parts are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of forming a battery part includes receiving a flowable material into a cavity, and reducing a volume of the cavity while a pin extending through at least a portion of the cavity remains at least generally stationary therein. The method further includes sealing the cavity by slidably engaging at least a portion of the pin with a recess in the piston proximate the end face of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventor: Robert W. Ratte
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Patent number: 9190654Abstract: Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson, Tracy L. Cain
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Patent number: 9034508Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of forming battery parts are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of forming a battery part includes receiving a flowable material into a cavity, and reducing a volume of the cavity while a pin extending through at least a portion of the cavity remains at least generally stationary therein. The method further includes sealing the cavity by slidably engaging at least a portion of the pin with a recess in the piston proximate the end face of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventor: Robert W. Ratte
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Publication number: 20140201981Abstract: Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: WATER GREMLIN COMPANYInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson, Tracy L. Cain
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Patent number: 8701743Abstract: Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson, Tracy L. Cain
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Publication number: 20140083642Abstract: An apparatus and method for pressure casting a battery part wherein an extendible piston includes sidewalls for shutting off the supply of molten lead and an impact surface that extends in a side-to-side condition to form an end surface of a battery part cavity so that when the extendible piston is brought into an intensifying condition the extendible piston shuts off further supply of molten metal while a heat source maintains the lead in a molten state as the impact surface of the piston forms a side-to-side mold cavity surface to complete the mold cavity surface thereby eliminating unevenness in the surface of the finished battery part by generating a force with the extendible piston which is sufficient to form a battery part so that upon removal from the mold the batter part is substantially free of tears and cracks as well as surface irregularities.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: WATER GREMLIN COMPANYInventor: Robert W. Ratte
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Patent number: 8512891Abstract: An apparatus and method for pressure casting a battery part wherein an extendible piston includes sidewalls for shutting off the supply of molten lead and an impact surface that extends in a side-to-side condition to form an end surface of a battery part cavity so that when the extendible piston is brought into an intensifying condition the extendible piston shuts off further supply of molten metal while a heat source maintains the lead in a molten state as the impact surface of the piston forms a side-to-side mold cavity surface to complete the mold cavity surface thereby eliminating unevenness in the surface of the finished battery part by generating a force with the extendible piston which is sufficient to form a battery part so that upon removal from the mold the batter part is substantially free of tears and cracks as well as surface irregularities.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventor: Robert W. Ratte
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Patent number: 8202328Abstract: A battery part such as a battery terminal and method of making the same with the battery part having a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of the acid ring with the beveled sealing region increasing the resistance to leakage therepast as the container shrinks. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a battery part with a bifurcated acid ring end and a beveled end face. The invention further includes the method of forming a battery terminal with an end face of the acid ring having a bifurcated end lip and a beveled face that permits one to either use the battery terminal in an as is condition or in a flared condition wherein a lip on the acid ring is flared to form a beveled sealing region on the lateral face of the acid ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson
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Publication number: 20110045336Abstract: A battery part such as a battery terminal and method of making the same with the battery part having a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of the acid ring with the beveled sealing region increasing the resistance to leakage therepast as the container shrinks. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a battery part with a bifurcated acid ring end and a beveled end face. The invention further includes the method of forming a battery terminal with an end face of the acid ring having a bifurcated end lip and a beveled face that permits one to either use the battery terminal in an as is condition or in a flared condition wherein a lip on the acid ring is flared to form a beveled sealing region on the lateral face of the acid ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson
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Patent number: 7838145Abstract: A battery part such as a battery terminal and method of making the same with the battery part having a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of the acid ring with the beveled sealing region increasing the resistance to leakage therepast as the container shrinks. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a battery part with a bifurcated acid ring end and a beveled end face. The invention further includes the method of forming a battery terminal with an end face of the acid ring having a bifurcated end lip and a beveled face that permits one to either use the battery terminal in an as is condition or in a flared condition wherein a lip on the acid ring is flared to form a beveled sealing region on the lateral face of the acid ring.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson
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Publication number: 20100116455Abstract: Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson, Tracy L. Cain
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Publication number: 20100032123Abstract: A system and method of preventing surface imperfections of die-cast products with the method comprising the steps of loading a volume of molten zinc from a source of molten zinc into a chamber of a dispenser station, dispensing the molten zinc from the dispenser station through a hot runner and into a mold cavity, continually maintaining the molten zinc in a molten state from the source of molten zinc to the mold cavity, interrupting the flow of the molten zinc to the mold cavity, following the contraction of the molten zinc in the mold cavity as the molten zinc solidifies therein; and removing the solidified die-cast zinc product from the mold cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventor: Robert W. Ratte
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Publication number: 20090229781Abstract: An apparatus and method for pressure casting a battery part wherein an extendible piston includes sidewalls for shutting off the supply of molten lead and an impact surface that extends in a side-to-side condition to form an end surface of a battery part cavity so that when the extendible piston is brought into an intensifying condition the extendible piston shuts off further supply of molten metal while a heat source maintains the lead in a molten state as the impact surface of the piston forms a side-to-side mold cavity surface to complete the mold cavity surface thereby eliminating unevenness in the surface of the finished battery part by generating a force with the extendible piston which is sufficient to form a battery part so that upon removal from the mold the batter part is substantially free of tears and cracks as well as surface irregularities.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Water Gremlin CompanyInventor: Robert W. Ratte
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Patent number: 7390364Abstract: A system and method of coating articles with the method comprising directing a plurality of articles into an enclosure; applying a vehicle carrying a first agent onto the plurality of articles; converted the vehicle into a gaseous state to leave the first agent on each the plurality of articles; collecting the vehicle in the gaseous state; converting the vehicle in the gaseous state back into a reclaimed state to enable one to add a further agent to the reclaimed vehicle so that one can apply the reclaimed vehicle and a further agent onto a further set of articles.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2005Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, David P. Zinschlag
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Patent number: 7338539Abstract: A battery part such as a battery terminal and method of making the same with the battery part having a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of the acid ring with the beveled sealing region increasing the resistance to leakage therepast as the container shrinks. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a battery part with a bifurcated acid ring end and a beveled end face. The invention further includes the method of forming a battery terminal with an end face of the acid ring having a bifurcated end lip and a beveled face that permits one to either use the battery terminal in an as is condition or in a flared condition wherein a lip on the acid ring is flared to form a beveled sealing region on the lateral face of the acid ring.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson
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Patent number: 7163764Abstract: An embedded fastener having enhanced torque resistance and a method of making an embedded fastener with enhanced torque resistance comprising interposing a layer between the lead battery part and the fastener. In one embodiment an electrically conducting layer of a lead adhereable layer is applied to the exterior surface of a fastener. Next, one places the fastener with the layer of lead adhereable material in a mold and injects molten lead into mold and allows the molten lead to solidify around the layer of lead adhereable material on the fastener to thereby secure the solidified lead to the layer of lead adhereable material on the fastener to provide a battery part having a fastener therein with enhanced torque resistance.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Inventor: Robert W. Ratte
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Patent number: 6908640Abstract: A system and method of coating articles with the method comprising directing a plurality of articles into an enclosure; applying a vehicle carrying a first agent onto the plurality of articles; converted the vehicle into a gaseous state to leave the first agent on each the plurality of articles; collecting the vehicle in the gaseous state; converting the vehicle in the gaseous state back into a reclaimed state to enable one to add a further agent to the reclaimed vehicle so that one can apply the reclaimed vehicle and a further agent onto a further set of articles.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2002Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, David P. Zinschlag
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Patent number: 6902095Abstract: A method of cold forming a two-part battery terminal and a two-part cold formed battery terminal comprising a cold formed lead or lead alloy slug having a male fastener protruding from a one side of the cold formed slug with a head portion of the fastener rotationally retained and embedded in the battery terminal by cold formed lead or lead alloy.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Water Gremlin CompanyInventors: Robert W. Ratte, Norman E. Peterson