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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Matthew Earnest Williams, East Peoria, IL (US);
Matthew Thomas Kiser, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Michael J. Pollard, Peoria, IL (US);
JO L. Costura, Peoria, IL (US);
Cornelius Nicolae Opris, Peoria, IL (US);
Hind M. Abi-akar, Peoria, IL (US);
Robert L. Meyer, Metamora, IL (US);
Matthew Earnest Williams, East Peoria, IL (US);
Matthew Thomas Kiser, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Michael J. Pollard, Peoria, IL (US);
Jo L. Costura, Peoria, IL (US);
Cornelius Nicolae Opris, Peoria, IL (US);
Hind M. Abi-Akar, Peoria, IL (US);
Robert L. Meyer, Metamora, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical connection element for providing an electrical connection to a porous material may include a first electrically conductive plate disposed on at least a portion of a first side of the porous material. A second electrically conductive plate may be disposed on at least a portion of a second side of the porous material, opposite to the first side. An electrically conductive material may impregnate the porous material in a region between the first and second electrically conductive plates, and an electrical connector may be attached to at least one of the first and second electrically conductive plates.