Patents Examined by R. H. Delorendo
  • Composition with tackifier for protecting communication wires
    Patent number: 5256705
    Abstract: A composition including a gel, water absorbent hydrocarbon polymer with pendant anionic groups and a tackifier. The gel composition is activated with moisture so that the water absorbent composition migrates to engage and absorb the water. The composition is used as a protective filling around communication wires prior to wrapping and as a filling inside the cable cover containing the wires. The composition eliminates shorts caused by moisture contact with such wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: WaterGuard Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Clarence S. Freeman