Patents by Inventor Scott D. Gerner

Scott D. Gerner 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).

  • Capacitor electrodes for lead-acid battery with surface-modified additives
    Patent number: 9117596
    Abstract: Electrodes, which may be composite capacitor electrodes, include carbon fibers, illustratively chopped carbon fibers having an aspect ratio of from about 100-5000, have been treated with a non-ionic surfactant, specifically the polyoxyethyleneglycol octophenyl ether, Triton X-100, to increase the hydrophilicity of the fibers. The capacitive electrodes prepared with the surface-modified carbon fibers exhibit increased charge acceptance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kavi G. Loganathan, Junwei Jiang, Perry M. Wyatt, Deepan Chakkaravarthi Bose, Scott D. Gerner
  • CAPACITOR ELECTRODES FOR LEAD-ACID BATTERY WITH SURFACE-MODIFIED ADDITIVES
    Publication number: 20140072833
    Abstract: Electrodes, which may be composite capacitor electrodes, include carbon fibers, illustratively chopped carbon fibers having an aspect ratio of from about 100-5000, have been treated with a non-ionic surfactant, specifically the polyoxyethyleneglycol octophenyl ether, Triton X-100, to increase the hydrophilicity of the fibers. The capacitive electrodes prepared with the surface-modified carbon fibers exhibit increased charge acceptance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kavi G. Loganathan, Junwei Jiang, Perry M. Wyatt, Deepan Chakkaravarthi Bose, Scott D. Gerner
  • Lead-acid battery of the absorptive mat type with improved heat transfer
    Patent number: 5376479
    Abstract: Absorption mat lead-acid batteries poorly dissipate heat from the internal components of the battery due to the air gap which exists between the plates and the inner wall of the container. Improved thermal management of the battery is achieved by filling the air gap, an insulating gap, with a thermally conductive gel, such as a gel formed of fumed silica and sulfuric acid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Globe-Union Inc.
    Inventor: Scott D. Gerner