Mark S Inkmann

D462656, Sep 10, 2002

Oct 11, 2000

29/130901

Jeff J. Degen - Bella Vista AR
Stephen K. Crutcher - Rogers AR
Jonathon M. Pierce - Waukesha WI
Mark S. Inkmann - Wauwatosa WI
Glenn W. Andersen - Burlington WI

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Plymouth MI

1302

D13104

4221847, Sep 9, 1980

Sep 4, 1979

6/072097

Mark S. Inkmann - Milwaukee WI

Globe-Union Inc. - Milwaukee WI

H01M 240

429 70

An electrolyte reservoir in fluid communication with the cell of a storage battery is intermittently pressurized with a pulse of compressed gas to cause a flow of electrolyte from the reservoir to the upper region of less dense electrolyte in the cell. Upon termination of the pressure pulse, more dense electrolyte is forced into the reservoir from the lower region of the cell by the differential pressure head between the cell and reservoir electrolyte levels. The compressed gas pulse is controlled to prevent the entry of gas from the reservoir into the cell.

6143438, Nov 7, 2000

Feb 24, 1998

9/028732

Matthias Geibl - Germantown WI
Thomas J. Dougherty - Waukesha WI
Gerald D. Slayton - South Milwaukee WI
Mark S. Inkmann - Wauwatosa WI
Guy L. Pfeifer - Milwaukee WI

Johnson Controls Technology Co. - Plymouth MI

H01M 212

429 72

An improved vent cap system for use in an electrochemical battery is provided which includes a ring flange for forming a ring seal between the vent cap assembly and the fill tube. When the vent cap assembly is positioned in the battery housing, the ring flange and the fill tube deform to create a seal therebetween to provide a fluid tight seal.

5082075, Jan 21, 1992

May 8, 1991

7/697248

Neil C. Karolek - Cudahy WI
Mark S. Inkmann - Milwaukee WI
Richard T. Johnson - Hubertus WI
Jerome A. Kondrakiewicz - Milwaukee WI
Brett M. Lenhardt - Milwaukee WI
David W. Saari - South Milwaukee WI

Globe-Union Inc. - Milwaukee WI

B60K 1100
B60R 1604

180 682

A battery thermal control system including a casing for the battery and a cover for enclosing the battery in the casing, the casing being provided with a number of ribs for supporting the battery in a spaced relation to the bottom of the casing and to the side walls of the casing, a fan connected to discharge air into the casing for circulation through the spaces between the battery and the casing and a bypass duct for connecting the fan to a warm air source for heating the battery in the winter. A timer circuit is provided for continuing the operation of the fan after the engine is turned off. The timing circuit including a temperature switch for activating the timer circuit when the temperature is above a preset minimum.

5543248, Aug 6, 1996

Feb 17, 1995

8/390682

Thomas J. Dougherty - Waukesha WI
Mark S. Inkmann - Wauwatosa WI
Debra L. Smith - West Allis WI
Michael T. Reher - Grafton WI

Globe-Union Inc. - Milwaukee WI

H01M 200

429163

A battery shield for a storage battery includes first and second members which are dimensioned to fit around the battery, forming a shield structure, that is open at its top and encloses the battery on all four sides and on the bottom, forming a heat shield for protecting the battery from hot temperatures, the first and second members being hinged to a common base and are adapted to be pivoted about respective hinges outwardly away from another to an open position to facilitate installation of a battery in the shield and to then be moved upwardly and toward one another, in the manner of a "clamshell", to a closed position for enclosing the battery within the battery shield.

4976327, Dec 11, 1990

Feb 14, 1989

7/311149

David N. Abujudom - Brookfield WI
Thomas J. Dougherty - Waukesha WI
Mark S. Inkmann - Milwaukee WI
Richard T. Johnson - Hubertus WI
Neil C. Karolek - South Milwaukee WI
David W. Saari - South Milwaukee WI

Globe-Union Inc. - Milwaukee WI

B60K 1100
B60K 1302
B60R 1604

180 682

A battery module for insulating a battery from the heat of the engine of a motor vehicle, the module including a battery compartment, an air inlet and an air outlet, a first air flow path connecting the air inlet to the air outlet and a second air flow path around the outside of the battery compartment connecting the air inlet to the air outlet, a damper positioned in the housing for movement between a first position wherein the first air flow path is open and the second air flow path is closed and a second position wherein the first air flow path is closed and the second air flow path is open, a shape memory alloy member for moving the damper from the first position to the second position when the ambient temperature exceeds a predetermined minimum and a spring for biasing the damper to the first position when the ambient temperature is less than the predetermined temperature.

5681668, Oct 28, 1997

Jun 6, 1995

8/466550

Michael E. Reed - Cedarburg WI
Thomas J. Dougherty - Waukesha WI
Mark S. Inkmann - Wauwatosa WI
Debra L. Smith - West Allis WI
Michael T. Reher - Grafton WI

Globe-Union, Inc. - Milwaukee WI

H01M 210

429100

A battery shield for a storage battery includes first and second members which are dimensioned to fit around the battery, forming a shield structure, that is open at its top and encloses the battery on all four sides and on the bottom, forming a heat shield for protecting the battery from hot temperatures, the first and second members being hinged to a common base and are adapted to be pivoted about respective hinges outwardly away from another to an open position to facilitate installation of a battery in the shield and to then be moved upwardly and toward one another, in the manner of a "clamshell", to a closed position for enclosing the battery within the battery shield, the bottom of the storage battery having a plurality of transverse channels therein extending between opposing sides for permitting air flow around the bottom of the storage battery when the battery is enclosed within the battery shield.

4460054, Jul 17, 1984

May 25, 1982

6/381835

Mark S. Inkmann - Milwaukee WI
Neil C. Karolek - South Milwaukee WI
John G. Reichard - Menomonee Falls WI
Donald A. Inkmann - Milwaukee WI

G01G 1956
G01G 2310

177149

The manual portioning of non-uniform bulk products, such as the bagging of freshly prepared food products in fast-food restaurants, is controlled by a method and means which provide rapid and accurate individual portioning and consistently accurate feedback to the operator. Accurate real time weighing is provided quickly for every portion, and apparatus is disclosed to provide dynamic weighing such that no significant additional time is required for the portioning cycle. Since the feedback to the operator is based on true rather than estimated weight and is presented at the optimum time and location, the operator learns to portion the products accurately, as well as consistently.