Patents Assigned to Southwire Company
  • Coupled power and control cable
    Patent number: 11328839
    Abstract: Energy and a control signal may be provided using a coupled power and control cable. The coupled power and control cable may comprise a power cable, a control cable, and an overall jacket. The power cable may be connected between a switch and a fixture and may provide energy to the fixture from the switch. The control cable may be connected between the control circuit and the fixture and may provide the control signal to the fixture from the control circuit. The power cable and the control cable may be disposed beneath the overall jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Randy D. Kummer, Scotty Joe Ledbetter
  • Supports, systems, and methods for improved storage of cable reel payout devices
    Patent number: 11319182
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stackable cable payout devices and systems for converting cable payout systems to stackable systems. Methods of stacking cable payout devices, such as cable reel rollers are also disclosed herein. Stacking systems disclosed herein may be adjustable, and may accommodate materials commonly available at storage facilities. Devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein allow increased efficiency in storage of cable payout machinery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Cody Norton, Tyler Barr Stogner
  • Open neutral detector
    Patent number: 11322929
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an open neutral condition in a split phase power system is described. The apparatus includes two powered lines providing output electricity to an electrical distribution system and a shared neutral line providing a grounded neutral to the first and second powered lines. The apparatus is configured for detecting when an open neutral condition is present in the split phase power system by determining when a power current is present on one or both of the first and second powered lines while a return current is not present on the neutral line; and in response to detecting that the open neutral condition is present, causing an interrupter to interrupt the power supplied by the first and second powered lines or to generate a signal indicating an open condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Paul Oldham, Jr., Hamze Moussa
  • Device for modifying a linear substrate
    Patent number: 11298719
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for modifying an aspect of an exterior polymer material or polymer type material of a linear substrate with a fluid. The apparatus include a variable exposure gap within which the linear substrate is exposed to the fluid. The width of the exposure gap is varied with the speed of the linear substrate traversing the exposure gap to maintain a constant exposure time of the linear substrate with the modifying fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventor: Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
  • Wire puller
    Patent number: 11271376
    Abstract: A wire puller may be provided. The wire puller may comprise a middle portion, a restraint frame, and a front portion. The middle portion may comprise a gear box, a front bracket, a back bracket, and a capstan. The gear box may comprise a drive shaft and the capstan may comprise a hook pin. The restraint frame may be attached to the back bracket. The front portion may be attached to the front bracket. The front portion may comprise a pivot frame, a tube, an arm, a first side plate, a second side plate, a roller, and a flip out support. The pivot frame may comprise a locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Beck, Allan Daniel, Timmothy Bardin, Randall McNurlin
  • Method for laying multiple conductors in a container
    Patent number: 11267598
    Abstract: A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
  • Conductor identification
    Patent number: 11264784
    Abstract: Conductor identification may be provided. A first sleeve may be placed around a first conductor and a second sleeve around a second conductor. Next, a first tag may be placed on the first conductor and a second tag on the second conductor. Then, the first conductor and the second conductor may be pulled together through a conduit. The first conductor may slideably move through the first sleeve and the second conductor may slideably move through the second sleeve as the first conductor and the second conductor are pulled together through the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Willie Franklin Fowler, Jr., Jeremy Harris, Richard Mike Temblador, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
  • Solar power generation system
    Patent number: 11251621
    Abstract: A solar power generation system is provided for more efficiently and cost-effectively generating and delivering power. The solar power generation system includes a plurality of distributed power converter nodes each configured to convert DC power received from a solar module into a deadband DC waveform. The deadband DC power generated by each power converter node is then transmitted to a centralized grid interface box, which is configured to unfold the deadband DC waveform into an AC signal suitable for transmission to an electric power grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Hume, David Sykes, Aldo P. Della Sera, Juan Galindo, Andrew M. Pluister, Mark Crosier
  • Circuit grouping systems and methods
    Patent number: 11238205
    Abstract: Installation of electrical systems can require a large amount of branch circuits that can lead to a labeling degeneracy that can require a customized on-site tagging step to identify each conductor to be installed, or cause technicians to install additional circuit housing runs to circumvent the degeneracy. Circuit grouping systems and methods, and circuit installation methods, are disclosed herein that prevent such inefficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard M. Temblador, Jason Clark, Dan Enfinger, Sam Eaton
  • FLEXIBLE CABLE WITH STRUCTURALLY ENHANCED CONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20220029393
    Abstract: In an electrical cable of the type having an outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a binder, the binder having a crush resistance for protecting the insulated conductors, an improvement in which a strength enhancer is applied such that the binder can be removed without decreasing a crush resistance of the electrical cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Temblador
  • Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations
    Patent number: 11228163
    Abstract: Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Carlson, David Brian McCardel, David A. Cooper, David Mercier, Philip Sasse, Allan W. Daniel, Timothy M. Andrea, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Timmothy R. Bardin
  • Cart
    Patent number: 11208133
    Abstract: A cart may be provided for use in moving a container that houses one or more conductors. The cart may comprise a support member, one or more wheels, and a receiving member. The wheel or wheels may be connected to the support member. The receiving member may be attached to the support member. The receiving member may be freely slideable along the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Richard Mike Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Laurentiu Dragomir, James Phillip Tuggle, Jeffrey D. Herrin, Joseph Gerardo, John R. Carlson
  • Integrated Systems Facilitating Wire and Cable Installations
    Publication number: 20210344177
    Abstract: Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Carlson, David Brian McCardel, David A. Cooper, David Mercier, Philip Sasse, Allan W. Daniel, Timothy M. Andrea, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Timmothy R. Bardin
  • ULTRASONIC ENHANCEMENT OF DIRECT CHILL CAST MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20210316357
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for direct chill casting of metals and metal alloys which includes application of vibrational energy to the molten material in an open-ended mold and at the outlet of the mold are provided. In an aspect, the method is directed to the production of cast aluminum alloys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Caleb POWELL, Victor Frederic RUNDQUIST, Venkata Kiran MANCHIRAJU
  • Flexible cable with structurally enhanced conductors
    Patent number: 11145433
    Abstract: In an electrical cable of the type having an outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a binder, the binder having a crush resistance for protecting the insulated conductors, an improvement in which a strength enhancer is applied such that the binder can be removed without decreasing a crush resistance of the electrical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Temblador
  • Independently rotatable flanges and attachable arbor hole adapters
    Patent number: 11124382
    Abstract: A pair of flanges attachable to the arbor hole of a reel is disclosed. The flanges provide a mechanism to allow the reel to be easily loaded, and lifted into place. Once loaded into place, the flanges may include a locking mechanism that locks the reel in place, centered on the flanges. Additionally, the flanges are attachable using a hub that allows them to rotate independently from one another, and from the reel to which they are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Mike Temblador, Myron Dale Deese, Harry William Kent, Jr., Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, James Phillip Tuggle, Franklin Clarence Calhoun
  • Wire and cable package
    Patent number: 11117737
    Abstract: Consistent with embodiments of the invention, a cable package may be provided. The cable package may comprise a cable and a chamber. The cable may comprise a winding and at least one free end. The chamber may define an internal volume containing the cable. The chamber may comprise a continuous opening. The continuous opening may comprise at least one surface arranged to apply pressure to a portion of the cable located proximate to the continuous opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Richard Mike Temblador, Laurentiu Dan Dragomir, Allan W. Daniel, James Phillip Tuggle
  • LINEAR SUBSTRATE INFUSION COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20210260618
    Abstract: A process of applying a fluid containing one or more additives to a surface of a linear substrate in a linear compartment. The process includes passing the linear substrate through first and second seals of the linear compartment, contacting the linear substrate with the fluid within a chamber within the linear compartment while an exposure gap has a first length that is greater than zero, the contacting being conducted for a time with the fluid at a temperature. The linear compartment is dimensionally reconfigurable, optionally during an infusion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicants: RADCO INFUSION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Southwire Company LLC
    Inventors: Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Richard Yorde, Rick Anderson, Jess A. McGilvery, Washington I. McGilvery, Douglas Michael, Randy D. Kummer
  • Reel Chock
    Publication number: 20210206595
    Abstract: A reel chock is disclosed according to various embodiments. The reel chock can include a chock body that has a width that extends along a pivot axis. The reel chock also can include a pivot plate attached to the chock body. The pivot plate can be transverse to the pivot axis. The reel chock also can include a pivot arm that is rotatably connected to the pivot plate such that the pivot arm rotates about the pivot axis. The pivot arm can include a fastener portion that extends at least partially over the chock body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventor: Roy Savoy Bearden
  • Hammer
    Patent number: D947641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventor: Tayler Mykle Brinson