Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Garbis

Dennis J. Garbis 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).

  • Shielded/jacketed ribbon-cable sheathing stripping tool
    Patent number: 4394828
    Abstract: A cable stripping tool for the stripping of sheathing from multi-conductor ribbon cable of various widths includes a blade mounted for the simultaneous slitting of the two longitudinal edges of the cable sheathing without damage to the enclosed conductors. A guide element projects forward from the blade to direct the blade into the cable between the sheathing and the enclosed conductors. In a particular embodiment, the blade has two cutting edges mounted at a 60 degree angle to each other to provide a self-aligning feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Inventors: Dennis J. Garbis, Donald E. Baker