Resistor anode assembly
OwnerRay O. Knoeppel, Mark Allan Murphyinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sacrificial anode assembly. The sacrificial anode assembly includes a sacrificial anode, an insulator positioned around an end of the anode, an electric coupler positioned around the insulator and extending beyond the end of the anode, the electric coupler electrically isolated from the anode, a resistor having a first lead and a second lead, the first lead electrically connected to the anode and the second lead electrically connected to the electric coupler, and a cap positioned around the electric coupler, the cap electrically connected to the electric coupler and electrically isolated from the anode. The cap complete encapsulates the resistor, the first lead, and the second lead.
Claims7
A method of making a resistor anode assembly, comprising:
- positioning an insulator around an anode;
- positioning an electrically conductive element around the insulator;
- connecting a first lead of a resistor to the anode;
- connecting a second lead of the resistor to the electrically conductive element;
- and
- mounting an electrically conductive end cap over the electrically conductive element such that the electrically conductive end cap is electrically shorted to the second lead of the resistor but is not electrically shorted to the anode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.