Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Arthur J. Brady
  • Stress control for termination of a high voltage cable
    Patent number: 6340794
    Abstract: A two-part system for electrical stress control includes a conformable stress control material positioned at the shield cut edge of a prepared power cable and a stress control tube over the conformable stress control material. A second region of conformable stress control material is positioned adjacent the cut end of the insulation. Relationships are revealed which relate the permittivity and dimensional parameters of the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Wandmacher, Lawrence C. Chor, John T. Larson
  • Method of making fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite wire
    Patent number: 6336495
    Abstract: Method of making wire comprising polycrystalline &agr;-Al2O3 fibers within a matrix of substantially pure elemental aluminum, or an alloy elemental aluminum and up to about 2% copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Colin McCullough, Andreas Mortensen, Paul S. Werner, Herve E. Deve, Tracy L. Anderson
  • Metal matrix composite wires, cables, and method
    Patent number: 6329056
    Abstract: Metal matrix composite wires that include a plurality of substantially continuous, longitudinally positioned fibers in a metal matrix. The wire exhibits zero breaks over a length of at least 300 meters when tested according to a specified test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Herve E. Deve, Michael W. Carpenter, Colin McCullough, Paul S. Werner