Patents by Inventor David J. Sylvester
David J. Sylvester 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).
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Patent number: 12003082Abstract: A cable management system designed to support cables in solar applications. The cable management system includes a U-shaped bracket and at least one clamp half. The U-shaped bracket has a base with two arms with each arm including a securement slot. The clamp half has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides with button pads extending from the sides. The clamp half is installed within the U-shaped bracket such that the button pads slide in the securement slots to position the clamp half in the U-shaped bracket. The clamp half separates and supports the cables installed in the U-shaped bracket.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Publication number: 20240150162Abstract: A cable tie handle wrapped around an object to aid a user in lifting or carrying the object. The cable tie handle has a cable tie head, a cable tie body, and a grip handle. The cable tie head has a strap passageway extending through the cable tie head. The cable tie body extends from the cable tie head. The cable tie body has an end for feeding into the strap passageway to form a loop. The grip handle is molded with the cable tie body. The grip handle has a plurality of projections for forming an easy to grip surface when the cable tie body is feed through the cable tie head.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Patent number: 11959571Abstract: Two identical cradle halves joined together to form a cable clamp that secures at least one cable to a surface. Each cradle half has a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and sides. Each cradle half has at least one cradle portion with a compression insert and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has an adjustment latch with a post having a T-shaped head and a tapered adjustment slot. The cable clamp is formed by joining the two cradle halves with the top of one cradle half positioned on the top of a second cradle half. The cradle portion and the attachment portion of one cradle half is positioned over the cradle portion and the attachment portion of the second cradle half to form the cable clamp.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Publication number: 20240106212Abstract: A cable management system designed to support cables in solar applications. The cable management system includes a U-shaped bracket and at least one clamp half. The U-shaped bracket has a base with two arms with each arm including a securement slot. The clamp half has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides with button pads extending from the sides. The clamp half is installed within the U-shaped bracket such that the button pads slide in the securement slots to position the clamp half in the U-shaped bracket. The clamp half separates and supports the cables installed in the U-shaped bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Publication number: 20240060577Abstract: Two identical cradle halves joined together to form a cable clamp that secures at least one cable to a surface. Each cradle half has a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and sides. Each cradle half has at least one cradle portion with a compression insert and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has an adjustment latch with a post having a T-shaped head and a tapered adjustment slot. The cable clamp is formed by joining the two cradle halves with the top of one cradle half positioned on the top of a second cradle half. The cradle portion and the attachment portion of one cradle half is positioned over the cradle portion and the attachment portion of the second cradle half to form the cable clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Publication number: 20230264874Abstract: A releasable cable tie having a cable tie head, a neck, and a strap body. The cable tie head includes a strap passageway extending from an entrance end at the bottom of the cable tie head to an exit end at the top of the cable tie head. The cable tie head also includes a locking wedge and a release mechanism pivotally connected to the locking wedge. The strap body includes a plurality of teeth on one side of the strap body. The strap body wraps around the cables and extends through the strap passageway engaging the locking wedge to secure cables. When desired, the release mechanism is lifted to disengage the locking wedge from the teeth of the strap body to release the cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Alfred Pierce, David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Publication number: 20230208118Abstract: A winged cable mount that secures a cable or a cable bundle positioned on the mount. The winged cable mount includes a round base and side supports extending from the base. Each side support includes a main member and a tab positioned at a distal end of the main member. The side supports wrap around the cable or cable bundle positioned on the mount. The round base includes aligned slots positioned opposite each other for receiving a cable tie to secure the cable or cable bundle positioned on the mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Patent number: 11677222Abstract: A winged cable mount that secures a cable or a cable bundle positioned on the mount. The winged cable mount includes a round base and side supports extending from the base. Each side support includes a main member and a tab positioned at a distal end of the main member. The side supports wrap around the cable or cable bundle positioned on the mount. The round base includes aligned slots positioned opposite each other for receiving a cable tie to secure the cable or cable bundle positioned on the mount.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Patent number: 11677226Abstract: Examples disclosed herein illustrate various implementations of access ports that are to be mounted to various types of electrical enclosures. In some implementations, the access ports are circular to provide ease of installation and to reduce the overall footprint of the access ports.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Publication number: 20210281058Abstract: Examples disclosed herein illustrate various implementations of access ports that are to be mounted to various types of electrical enclosures. In some implementations, the access ports are circular to provide ease of installation and to reduce the overall footprint of the access ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Patent number: 11050231Abstract: Examples disclosed herein illustrate various implementations of access ports that are to be mounted to various types of electrical enclosures. In some implementations, the access ports are circular to provide ease of installation and to reduce the overall footprint of the access ports.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Patent number: 10663089Abstract: A cable tie mount that provides multiple mounting options and accommodates a plurality of cable bundle positions. The cable tie mount includes a body having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The top surface includes a top center opening defined by top inner walls. The bottom surface includes a bottom center opening defined by bottom inner walls. The cable tie mount also includes a center hole extending through the body from the top center opening in the top surface to the bottom center opening in the bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Patent number: 10407985Abstract: A bracket assembly that secures cables to rungs of a ladder rack. The bracket has a bottom portion, sidewalls, and an upper portion. The bracket is positioned under the rectangular body of the ladder rung and secured thereto with an interference fit. At least one cable is positioned on the ladder rung and the upper portion of the bracket. A tie secures the cable to the upper portion of the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau, Raymond M. Hill, Andrew Crouse, Janina B. Nebes
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Patent number: 10329063Abstract: A low-profile cable tie strap and buckle assembly that secures a bundle. The cable tie strap includes a head, a body with a plurality of teeth and a tip. The cable tie strap also has locking tabs that extend from each side of the cable tie strap. The buckle has a first end with a raised member defining a horizontal strap passageway and a second end with a vertical strap passageway. The cable tie strap is installed in the first end of the buckle and the locking tabs secure the cable tie strap to the buckle. The cable tie strap wraps around the bundle. The free end of the cable tie strap is installed in the second end of the buckle to secure the bundle.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Publication number: 20190137011Abstract: A cable tie mount that provides multiple mounting options and accommodates a plurality of cable bundle positions. The cable tie mount includes a body having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The top surface includes a top center opening defined by top inner walls. The bottom surface includes a bottom center opening defined by bottom inner walls. The cable tie mount also includes a center hole extending through the body from the top center opening in the top surface to the bottom center opening in the bottom surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Publication number: 20190131782Abstract: Examples disclosed herein illustrate various implementations of access ports that are to be mounted to various types of electrical enclosures. In some implementations, the access ports are circular to provide ease of installation and to reduce the overall footprint of the access ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester
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Patent number: 10246941Abstract: A bracket assembly is disclosed to secure a cable bundle to a ladder rung. The bracket assembly includes a metal bracket and protective grommets. The metal bracket has a first member, side walls and second members. The first member of the metal bracket is parallel to the second members of the metal bracket. The protective grommets are secured to the metal bracket. The protective grommets have a base member, sleeves extending from the base member, a side member and a bottom member. The assembled metal bracket and protective grommets receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommets wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung to secure the cable bundle.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Richard H. Kasal, Rodney G. Rouleau, James R. Ward
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Patent number: 10240393Abstract: A thermal expansion and contraction system secures cables to a ladder rung. The thermal expansion and contraction system includes a cable grip secured to the ladder rung. The cable grip includes a protective grommet for holding cables to the ladder rung, a metal plate and wire forms to secure the protective grommet to the metal plate. The thermal expansion and contraction system also includes a cable divider secured to the ladder rung to maintaining separation of cables and a cable containment clamp secured to the ladder rung.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau, Samuel C. Ramey, Shaun P. Brouwer, Scott K. Benedict
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Publication number: 20180163469Abstract: A bracket assembly that secures cables to rungs of a ladder rack. The bracket has a bottom portion, sidewalls, and an upper portion. The bracket is positioned under the rectangular body of the ladder rung and secured thereto with an interference fit. At least one cable is positioned on the ladder rung and the upper portion of the bracket. A tie secures the cable to the upper portion of the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau, Raymond M. Hill, Andrew Crouse, Janina B. Nebes
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Publication number: 20180111731Abstract: A low-profile cable tie strap and buckle assembly that secures a bundle. The cable tie strap includes a head, a body with a plurality of teeth and a tip. The cable tie strap also has locking tabs that extend from each side of the cable tie strap. The buckle has a first end with a raised member defining a horizontal strap passageway and a second end with a vertical strap passageway. The cable tie strap is installed in the first end of the buckle and the locking tabs secure the cable tie strap to the buckle. The cable tie strap wraps around the bundle. The free end of the cable tie strap is installed in the second end of the buckle to secure the bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventor: David J. Sylvester