Patents by Inventor Bernd Menze

Bernd Menze has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Communication cable network in a duct or tube system used primarily for other purposes
    Patent number: 6301414
    Abstract: A communications cable network, in a duct or tube system used primarily for other purposes, wherein the communications cables are mounted on the walls of the duct or tube system. The communications cable (3), is made of a core (7-10) and a sheath (11). The core (7-10) of the communications cable (3) is extremely flexible and the sheath (11) is sufficiently rigid that cable sag is less than 20 mm for a 2000-mm distance between fastenings. The sheath (11) is removed from the core (7-10) in the area of the shafts (2) of the duct or pipe system (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Wolfgang Liese, Alexander Weiss, Helmut Haag, Bernd Menze