Crown Battery
Product Development Engineer
Freudenberg Nonwovens Jun 2007 - Jul 2011
Namerican Sales and Marketing Manager - Adsorptives, Battery Separators, Medical Nonwovens
Daramic Llc Feb 2006 - Feb 2007
Global Product Manager
Daramic Llc Feb 2002 - Feb 2006
Technical Account Sales Manager
Daramic Llc Jun 1995 - Feb 2002
Technical Service Manager
Education:
University of Maryland - University College 2003 - 2008
Masters, Management
Texas A&M University 1981 - 1986
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
Skills:
Product Development R&D Product Management Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Process Simulation Batteries Lean Manufacturing Management Polymers Strategy Testing
The instant invention is directed to the use of grass lignin in thermoplastics (such as: ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)). In this invention, grass lignins are added to a lead acid battery separator comprising a microporous membrane including an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, a filler, and a processing oil.
Jaime Navarrete - Owensboro KY A. Jeff Chapman - Owensboro KY Chetan J. Parikh - Owensboro KY Roy T. Toomey - Hartford KY
Assignee:
Daramic, Inc. - Burlington MA
International Classification:
H01M 216
US Classification:
429249, 429255
Abstract:
The instant invention is directed to the use of lignin in thermoplastics (such as: ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)). In the first aspect of the invention, lignins are added to a lead acid battery separator comprising a microporous membrane including an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, a filler, and a processing oil. In the second aspect of the invention, lignins are used as a processing aid in thermoplastics.