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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2008
Ray O. Knoeppel, Hartland, WI (US);
Mark Allan Murphy, Nashville, TN (US);
Ray O. Knoeppel, Hartland, WI (US);
Mark Allan Murphy, Nashville, TN (US);
AOS Holding Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
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.