| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE33240 |
Control apparatus and method |
June 26, 1990 |
| A method and apparatus is disclosed for winding an advancing strand onto a spool having a barrel and a pair of end flanges utilizing a strand traverse guide reciprocated relative to the spool at a linear speed proportional to the relative rotational velocity of the spool. The spool m |
| D291172 |
Container insert |
August 4, 1987 |
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| 7039281 |
Buffer tubes for fiber optic cables |
May 2, 2006 |
| A buffer tube for use in a fiber optic cable is disclosed. The buffer tube has a flexural modulus greater than about 180 kpsi and less than about 370 kpsi, which results in a buffer tube having good crush resistance and flexibility. A particularly useful buffer tube material is an alloy |
| 6687437 |
Hybrid data communications cable |
February 3, 2004 |
| A hybrid data communications cable includes optical fibers and insulated electrical conductors. The cable includes an elongated filler member having a central portion, walls extending radially from the central portion and a conduit running the length of the filler member. The optical |
| 6403890 |
Magnet wire insulation for inverter duty motors |
June 11, 2002 |
| A magnet wire insulation designed to withstand voltage wave shapes present in inverter driven motors for a sustained period of time is disclosed. A large surface area inorganic oxide, e.g., fumed silica, may be added into the magnet wire insulation for providing improved resistance to in |
| 6100474 |
Magnet wire insulation for inverter duty motors |
August 8, 2000 |
| A magnet wire insulation designed to withstand voltage wave shapes present in inverter driven motors for a sustained period of time. A large surface area inorganic oxide, e.g., fumed silica, may be added into the magnet wire insulation for providing improved resistance to insulation |
| 6003667 |
Wire storing and dispensing package |
December 21, 1999 |
| An improved wire and cable packaging system for use with a spool wound with wire rotatable about a spiral-wrapped paper tube includes a container and a unitary insert, disposable in the container, both made of cardboard. The container includes a pair of retaining flaps and a pay-out slot |
| 5974981 |
Pallet for shipping and de-spooling electrical wire |
November 2, 1999 |
| A pallet assembly for transporting and de-spooling electrical wire packaged in different forms (on reels or in boxes and pails) is disclosed. The pallet assembly comprises a base and a first layer cover. The base has a number of depressions formed in its top surface, each capable of rece |
| 5704479 |
Wire storing and dispensing package |
January 6, 1998 |
| An improved wire and cable packaging system for use with a spool wound with wire rotatable about a spiral-wrapped paper tube includes a container and a unitary insert, disposable in the container, both made of cardboard. The container includes a pair of retaining flaps and a pay-out slot |
| 5304740 |
Fusible link wire |
April 19, 1994 |
| A fusible link wire for use in an electric circuit comprising a fusible conductor for opening the circuit in response to a given current level, an inner electrical insulation layer surrounding the fusible conductor, a braided sheath positioned over the inner electrical insulation layer f |
| 5106686 |
Multilayer wrapped insulated magnet wire |
April 21, 1992 |
| Magnet wire substrates (1) are described having a layer of polyester tape (2) wrapped thereon, including a layer of spirally wrapped and bonded polyester insulation tape (3) as the outermost layer. The two tape layers are made up of amorphous (4) and crystalline (5) segments unbonded to |
| 5048572 |
Vibration damping heat shrinkable tubing |
September 17, 1991 |
| Heat shrinkable tubing is disclosed which provides cushioning and vibration damping particularly useful for hand held power driven equipment. The tubing is extruded with internal ridges running along its entire length, which when heat shrunk on a substrate provides air pockets for cushio |
| 5045136 |
Method of manufacturing a heat shrinkable article |
September 3, 1991 |
| A heat deformable tube having a melt liner of noncross-linked, cross-linkable thermoplastic material, such that upon heating to a temperature high enough to cause the tube to return to its original shape; the melt liner melts and encapsulates the substrate. |
| 5032199 |
Method of making a high temperature flexible unitary sleeving insulation |
July 16, 1991 |
| The present invention discloses a glass covered electrical insulation having an inner lining of glass fibers coated with a flexible, high temperature, electrically insulating silicone polymer, the electrically insulating layer then has a second layer of glass fibers overbraided on it |
| 5023558 |
Ignition wire core conductive irregularity detector |
June 11, 1991 |
| An apparatus and a method for detecting conductive irregularities in an overwrapped ignition wire core during the manufacturing process thereof which preferably includes two conductive sheaves spaced preferably 24 inches apart about which the wire core is traversed and preferably two |
| 4988980 |
Low cost verbal annunciator |
January 29, 1991 |
| A low cost verbal annunciator which uses a plurality of inexpensive cassette tape players in a central monitoring and control panel is disclosed. Each tape player has an individualized endless cassette tape for playing particular messages over a public address system in response to t |
| 4964363 |
System of assembly and filling large cables in a single pass at a single station |
October 23, 1990 |
| A system and a method for converging and filling unfilled small unit cables into a single large cable in a single pass at a single station is disclosed. The single pass filling station comprises a pressure chamber in which the unfilled small pair count unit cables are filled with filling |
| 4938428 |
Wire winding system with mobile transfer cart |
July 3, 1990 |
| A wire winding system has a plurality of stations, each with a single take-up turntable driven by a variable speed motor. A mobile transfer cart is moveable to a selected station and is operable to effect transfer of the winding of wire from the full spool on the turntable to a take-up |
| 4926928 |
Protective device of restraining rod produced in continuous casting and rolling process |
May 22, 1990 |
| A protective device for use in a continuous casting and rolling process for protecting an eddy current detectoor. A rod arresting means is actuated when a break in the continuous rod or bar is detected. This prevents rod having fins or projections from passing into and damaging an eddy c |
| 4923133 |
Dancer assembly |
May 8, 1990 |
| A wire winding system includes a capstan assembly for drawing wire at a substantially constant speed and a wind-up unit turntable adapted to receive a spool upon which wire is adapted to be wound. Between the capstan assembly and the wind-up unit turntable is an adjustable wire wind- |
| 4915139 |
Heat shrinkable tubing article |
April 10, 1990 |
| A heat deformable tube having a melt liner of noncross-liquid, thermoplastic material, such that upon heating to a temperature high enough to cause the tube to return to its original shape; the melt liner melts and encapsulates the substrate. |
| 4913963 |
Magnet wire with equilibrating polyamide insulation |
April 3, 1990 |
| A magnet wire enamel based on polyamide resins is disclosed in which the molecular weight of the polyamide resin is reduced through an equilibration reaction with a solvolytic agent and a titanate catalyst. Also disclosed is a method of applying said enamel to a magnet wire substrate |
| 4891243 |
Die bar carrier |
January 2, 1990 |
| A die bar carrier for use in transporting die bars for enameling magnet wire is disclosed. Such a carrier comprises a sleeve having one closed end and one open end, two sleeve cable notches, one sleeve filament notch situated therebetween, and a rod slidably disposed within the sleeve an |
| 4876316 |
High temperature magnet wire bond coat polyamide/aldehyde/aromatic alcohol reaction product |
October 24, 1989 |
| The present invention is for a 180.degree. C. class heat activated magnet wire bondcoat comprising the invention product of(a) ##STR1## (b) R--CHO wherein R is an aliphatic moiety (c) R'--OH wherein R' is an aromatic moietyand the resulting composition has repeating units of the form |
| 4869199 |
Manifold for distributing wire coating enamel |
September 26, 1989 |
| A manifold bar for supplying enamel to a die bar is disclosed. A manifold bar has internal passages which provide a flow path from an enamel supply to the feed holes of a die bar. A method for directing a flow of enamel from an enamel supply to a die bar is also disclosed. |
| 4851060 |
Multilayer wrapped insulated magnet wire |
July 25, 1989 |
| Magnet wire substrates (1) are described having a layer of polyester tape (2) wrapped thereon, including a layer of spirally wrapped and bonded polyester insulation tape (3) as the outermost layer. The two tape layers are made up of amorphous (4) and crystalline (5) segments unbonded to |
| 4844283 |
Closure mechanism for wire coating oven |
July 4, 1989 |
| A closure mechanism (15) includes a pair of doors (25) biased in a closing direction and a cam (75) which symmetrically adjusts the position of the doors when drawn therethrough and asymmetrically adjusts the position of the doors when pivoted thereagainst. |
| 4839818 |
Magnet wire oven control apparatus |
June 13, 1989 |
| A magnet wire oven for an in-line drawing fabrication process is controlled by means of a local operator control station having a plurality of menu screens stored therein for operator call-up and control via a remote controller for controlling a plurality of oven parameters. The remote |
| 4839444 |
High solids enamel |
June 13, 1989 |
| The invention discloses a high solids wire enamel having a surprisingly low viscosity. The enamel comprises a mixture of high molecular weight and low molecular weight linear hydroxy polyethers, a phenolic resin, an isocyanate and possibly a melamine. The resulting enamel has excellent |
| 4839205 |
Heated supply sheaves for wire coating apparatus |
June 13, 1989 |
| A wire sheave particularly adapted for magnet wire coating apparatus. The sheave has an outer radial structure with an outer surface containing a wire groove. The outer radial structure also contains a chamber suitable for containing a liquid or gas. The apparatus is used to preheat wire |
| 4836872 |
Method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced heat shrinkable tubing article |
June 6, 1989 |
| A heat deformable tube having a melt liner of noncross-linked, thermoplastic material, such that upon heating to a temperature high enough to cause the tube to return to its original shape; the melt liner melts and encapsulates the substrate. |
| 4830689 |
Bonded metallic cable sheathing with edge forming |
May 16, 1989 |
| A cable shielding system is disclosed wherein corrugated metal shielding has its edges bent to a predetermined configuration prior to being formed about the cable. Upon being formed around the cable, the sheathing with the pre-bent edges forms a closed passage way within the seam for |
| 4826544 |
Hydrogen cleaning of hot copper rod |
May 2, 1989 |
| This invention relates to a method for removing an oxide scale from the surface of a hot rolled copper rod in an in-line process. The method comprises the steps of passing the rod through a chamber containing a reducing atmosphere, the chamber being immediately adjacent to the exit e |
| 4821880 |
Palletized structure containing spools |
April 18, 1989 |
| A palletized structure for containing a plurality of wire spools or pails containing wire is disclosed. The palletized structure includes a formed cap structure with an integrally formed beam structure which preserves the rigidity of the cap structure when the palletized structure is sub |
| 4817841 |
Threading bar for use with a wire coating apparatus having parallel transport cables |
April 4, 1989 |
| A threading bar and a process for using the threading bar with a wire coating apparatus having parallel transport cables is disclosed. The threading bar comprises a body portion suitable for attaching wires thereto, and a gripping mechanism which is used to selectively engage a porti |
| 4817796 |
Packing box |
April 4, 1989 |
| A wire dispensing and storage box is provided with a plurality of flap tabs appending to the top and bottom portions of the box which are inserted within a plurality of flap slots within the side portions of the box, respectively, so that the top and bottom portions of the box will not |
| 4817645 |
In-process wire cleaning |
April 4, 1989 |
| Methods for cleaning in-process wire are developed. In one embodiment a moving string loops around the wire and advances to present a clean surface to remove dirt from the surface of the moving wire. |
| 4812721 |
Wire drawing control apparatus |
March 14, 1989 |
| In a magnet wire fabrication process in which the drawing of wire is "in-line" with the enameling process, it is often a requirement that the drawing machines be supplied with electrical power from the utility grid rather than relying on an "in-house," closely regulated supply of ele |
| 4808971 |
Alarm apparatus |
February 28, 1989 |
| The fabrication of magnet wire in an "in-line" drawing-enameling process is monitored by a local operator control station having an alarm display format screen stored therein for operator call-up via a remote controller for displaying a plurality of alarmed parameters in a time ordered |
| 4808926 |
Eddy current apparatus and method for controlling a rod mill on the basis of faults detected per |
February 28, 1989 |
| Method and apparatus for monitoring a rod mill and flexible wire drawn and annealed from a stiff coil of rod in the rod mill are disclosed. The fault signals provided by an eddy-current tester are counted on a per unit time basis in order to permit the detection of rod mill problems befo |
| 4808477 |
Urethane modified nylon magnet wire enamel |
February 28, 1989 |
| Disclosed is a magnet wire composition comprising the reaction product of a polyamide resin, a titanate catalyst, and a solvolytic agent admixed with a blocked polyisocyanate and hydroxylated polyester. Also disclosed is a method of applying such magnet wire enamel to a magnet wire subst |
| 4808436 |
Method for equilibrating polyamide magnet wire coatings and enamel compositions |
February 28, 1989 |
| A magnet wire enamel based on polyamide resins is disclosed in which the molecular weight of the polyamide resin is reduced through an equilibration reaction with a solvolytic agent and a titanate catalyst. Also disclosed is a method of applying said enamel to a magnet wire substrate |
| 4803113 |
Corrugated mica product |
February 7, 1989 |
| A corrugated, highly flexible mica insulating structure is disclosed which comprises one or more layers of mica paper impregnated with about 5 percent to about 25 percent by weight of a flexible polysiloxane resin having about 1 percent to about 4 percent by weight of an organic titanate |
| 4797662 |
Wire prebreak/break detector |
January 10, 1989 |
| A wire prebreak/break sensor is disclosed for use in a low cost verbal annunciator system for use in monitoring a wire fabrication process. Wire exiting a drawing machine is accumulated and has its tension controlled by a dancer arm. According to the present invention, a wire accumulator |
| 4795490 |
Inert gas purging during shaft furnace shut down |
January 3, 1989 |
| Processes for providing an inert gas protective atmosphere during shut down periods of a copper melting shaft furnace are described. Upon shut down of the furnace, liquid nitrogen is introduced into the furnace interior and forms gaseous nitrogen upon vaporization. A two-stage process is |
| 4786876 |
Continuity test method and test card circuit |
November 22, 1988 |
| The insulation of a plurality of grounded wires may be tested subsequent to fabrication and prior to spooling by use of a corresponding plurality of modular circuit boards installed in a continuity tester. Each modular circuit board has its own on board DC power supply and clock generato |
| 4783365 |
Mica product |
November 8, 1988 |
| A highly flexible mica insulating structure is disclosed which comprises one or more mica papers impregnated with about 5 percent to about 25 percent by weight of a flexible polysiloxane resin having about 1 percent to about 4 percent by weight of an alkoxy titanate and about 0.5 percent |
| 4775726 |
Method for equilibrating polyamide magnet wire coatings and enamel compositions |
October 4, 1988 |
| A magnet wire enamel based on polyamide resins is disclosed in which the molecular weight of the polyamide resin is reduced through an equilibration reaction with a solvolytic agent and a titanate catalyst. Also disclosed is a method of applying said enamel to a magnet wire substrate |
| 4775566 |
High temperature flexible unitary sleeving insulation |
October 4, 1988 |
| The present invention discloses a glass covered electrical insulation having an inner lining of glass fibers coated with a flexible, high temperature, electrically insulating silicon polymer, the electrically insulating layer then has a second layer of glass fibers overbraided on it |
| 4773353 |
Die bar carrier |
September 27, 1988 |
| A die bar carrier for use in transporting die bars for enameling magnet wire is disclosed. Such a carrier comprises a sleeve having one closed end and one open end, two sleeve cable notches, one sleeve filament notch situated therebetween, and a rod slidably disposed within the sleeve an |
