Patents by Inventor Wills J. Xu

Wills J. Xu 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).

  • Flexible hybrid branch cable
    Patent number: 5342991
    Abstract: A ribbon cable (2) for a hybrid branch cable (1) . The ribbon cable (2) includes a corrugated binder ribbon (30) which facilitates bundling and encapsulation within a tubular outer casing (50). The binder ribbon (30) is corrugated along sections which bridge the conductors (10-12 and 21-26) carried therein. The pattern of corrugations may be formed in one or both opposing surfaces of the bridging section of the binder ribbon (30) and may include a series of ripples, angled notches, rectangular notches, trapezoidal notches, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Wills J. Xu, Michael W. Bricker