Patents by Inventor William Ferrando

William Ferrando 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).

  • Lightweight battery electrode
    Patent number: 4215190
    Abstract: An electrode grid comprising a sintered mat or felt of graphite fibers which are coated with a mixture of from about 85 to less than 100 weight percent of nickel and from more than zero to about 15 weight percent of phosphorous, the graphite fibers having a density greater than 1.8 gm/cm.sup.3. The grid is attached to an electrical connector and then impregnated with an active material such as nickel hydroxide or cadmium hydroxide to form an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1980
    Inventors: William A. Ferrando, Raymond A. Sutula