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William J. Eberle — 46 Patents

GBGeneral Battery: 37 patents #1 of 41Top 3%
Reading, PA: #3 of 514 inventorsTop 1%
Pennsylvania: #844 of 74,527 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #62,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
46 Patents All Time
William J. Eberle has been granted 46 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Battery. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in November 1999. William J. Eberle ranks #62,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.5%). Patent records list William J. Eberle in Reading, PA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 1999Bar chart with a peak of 12 patents in 1982.peak 121980: 8 patents19801981: 7 patents1982: 12 patents19821983: 6 patents1984: 3 patents19841985: 1 patents1986: 1 patents19861987: 1 patents1988: 3 patents19881991: 1 patents1992: 1 patents19921996: 1 patents1999: 1 patents1999

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 46 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
5986349 Wave enhancer for a system for producing electricity from ocean waves 1999-11-16
5505744 Method and apparatus for casting straps and terminals on lugs of storage battery plates Terry R. Eberle, William K. Eberle, Kelly L. Eberle 1996-04-09
5167786 Wave-power collection apparatus 1992-12-01
5001024 Storage battery and method of manufacturing 1991-03-19
4784380 Automatic battery stacker 1988-11-15
4728093 Automatic battery stacker 1988-03-01
4720227 Methods of and apparatus for stacking battery plates and the like 1988-01-19
4692575 Vacuum sensitive switch 1987-09-08
4580952 Apparatus for lifting liquids from subsurface reservoirs 1986-04-08
4534549 Automatic battery stacker 1985-08-13
4458742 Method for thermal relay welding 1984-07-10
4429208 Electrodes for use in the extrusion-fusion welding of lead parts through an aperture in a battery case 1984-01-31
4427617 Method and apparatus for modifying the between the ribs dimension of a universally molded battery Terry Oxenreider 1984-01-24
4420673 Electrodes for use in the extrusion-fusion welding of lead parts through an aperture in a battery case and method of extruding, fusing and forging lead connections in battery cases 1983-12-13
4402228 Apparatus and method for testing the hardness of battery components 1983-09-06
4400120 Apparatus for removing temporary side terminals from batteries 1983-08-23
4396692 Variable side terminal for use in a storage battery 1983-08-02
4370803 Method for enveloping the plates of an automotive storage battery with separator material 1983-02-01
4367582 Method for manufacturing a battery having a temporary side terminal thereon Harry M. Channing, John Nees 1983-01-11
4363593 Apparatus for positioning batteries and hoisting batteries into a battery formation tub 1982-12-14
4359075 Multiple position and work station for battery fabrication Kelly L. Eberle 1982-11-16
4358170 Group storage tower for storing stacks, groups of elements or pasted battery plates in a dust-free manner Harry M. Channing 1982-11-09
4352002 Electrodes for use in the extrusion-fusion welding of lead parts through an aperture in a battery case 1982-09-28
4345452 Cam shaft operated punch press for expanding lead alloy battery grid material 1982-08-24
4346282 Method of extrusion-fusion welding of lead parts through an aperture in a battery case 1982-08-24