Patents by Inventor Linda Jones Joyner

Linda Jones Joyner 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).

  • Patent number: 5777268
    Abstract: An environmentally sealed splice closure (20) for buried telecommunications cables (32) and splices (33) includes a base (22a and b) having ports (31a and b) for receiving the telecommunications cables (32) therethrough. A cap (25) is received on the base (22) to form a cavity (50) within the splice closure (20). The cavity (50) is filled with a gel sealant (45 and 47). A dome (55) on the end of the cap (25) opposite the base (22) accommodates volumetric and pressure changes within the closure (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Raychem Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Allen, Terry Edward Frye, Michael Earle Labonge, Linda Jones Joyner