Patents by Inventor Jan L. M. F. G. Vansant

Jan L. M. F. G. Vansant 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).

  • Electrical device
    Patent number: 4880962
    Abstract: An electrical heater suitable for heating a hot-melt adhesive to seal a cable splice case. The heater is in strip form and comprises a conductive polymer between two electrodes. The conductive polymer has a positive temperature coefficient of resistance and is thereby self-regulating. Current in-rush when the heater is cold is reduced by initially having only a portion of the heater connected to the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie E. Nolf, Jan L. M. F. G. Vansant, Michael L. Jensen
  • Recoverable fabric sleeve
    Patent number: 4877660
    Abstract: A sleeve suitable for making a cable splice case comprises a matrix material and a recoverable fabric by virtue of which the sleeve is recoverable. The sleeve comprises recoverable weft fibres in bundles of 2-6 running circumferentially, and longitudinal heat-stable warp fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Noel M. M. Overbergh, Jan L. M. F. G. Vansant
  • Heat recoverable article
    Patent number: 4857370
    Abstract: A heat-recoverable article suitable for enclosing a telecommunications cable splice comprises a recoverable fabric cover and a strengthening layer laminated to a surface of the fabric cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Noel M. M. Overbergh, Jan L. M. F. G. Vansant