Patents Assigned to AFC Cable System, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11837385
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly which may include a plurality of conductors and a metal sheath disposed over the plurality of conductors. The metal sheath may have a plurality of revolutions extending helically along a lengthwise axis, each of the plurality of revolutions including a first section having a curved profile, a second section extending from the first section, the second section having a planar profile, and a third section extending from the second section. The third section may include a free end angled towards an interior cavity of the metal sheath, the free end extending past a plane defined by a bottom most point of the first section of an adjacent revolution, the plane extending perpendicular to the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 11831136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a poke-through floor box assembly with increased accessibility and fluid drainage. An assembly may include a main housing including a central cavity, wherein the central cavity is operable to house an electrical wiring device, and a cover assembly coupled to the main housing. The cover assembly may include a frame having a sidewall and a fluid channel extending through the sidewall, and a set of main doors rotatably coupled to the frame, wherein a first main door of the set of main doors includes a cable access door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Hamilton, Eugene Ellis, Paulo da Moura, Stephen Lundgren, Jessica Poratti
  • Publication number: 20230368940
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reis, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 11715583
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reis, David Campbell, Peter Lafreniere, Paulo da Moura
  • Publication number: 20230178266
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cable assembly including at least one conductor and a metal sheath disposed over the at least one conductor, the metal sheath including a continuous strip of metal having a plurality of revolutions. A first revolution of the plurality of revolutions may include a first section having a curved profile extending into an interior cavity of the metal sheath, and a second section extending from the first section, the second section extending along a lengthwise axis, wherein a length of the second section, along the lengthwise axis, is at least two times as large as a diameter of the first section when the metal sheath is in a linear configuration. The first revolution may further include a third section extending from the second section, the third section including a free end terminating within a recess defined by a curved profile of a first section of an adjacent revolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 11587699
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cable assembly including at least one conductor and a metal sheath disposed over the at least one conductor, the metal sheath including a continuous strip of metal having a plurality of revolutions. A first revolution of the plurality of revolutions may include a first section having a curved profile extending into an interior cavity of the metal sheath, and a second section extending from the first section, the second section extending along a lengthwise axis, wherein a length of the second section, along the lengthwise axis, is at least two times as large as a diameter of the first section when the metal sheath is in a linear configuration. The first revolution may further include a third section extending from the second section, the third section including a free end terminating within a recess defined by a curved profile of a first section of an adjacent revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 11588271
    Abstract: Modular connectors for rigid tubing are provided. An assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a rigid tube connected to a coupling assembly, the coupling assembly including a main body having a first tubular section and a second tubular section. The assembly may further include a connector head coupled to the coupling assembly, the connector head including a first section coupled to a second section, wherein the first and second sections define an internal cavity for housing an electrical connector, and wherein the first tubular section extends within the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Skip N. Afdasta, Gene Ellis, Mike Vertente
  • Patent number: 11282619
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly may include a plurality of conductors and a metal sheath disposed over the plurality of conductors. The metal sheath may have a plurality of revolutions extending helically along a lengthwise axis, each of the plurality of revolutions including a first section having a curved profile, a second section extending from the first section, the second section having a planar profile, and a third section extending from the second section. The third section may include a free end angled towards an interior cavity of the metal sheath, the free end extending past a plane defined by a bottom most point of the first section of an adjacent revolution, the plane extending perpendicular to the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell
  • Publication number: 20210399461
    Abstract: Modular connectors for rigid tubing are provided. An assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a rigid tube connected to a coupling assembly, the coupling assembly including a main body having a first tubular section and a second tubular section. The assembly may further include a connector head coupled to the coupling assembly, the connector head including a first section coupled to a second section, wherein the first and second sections define an internal cavity for housing an electrical connector, and wherein the first tubular section extends within the internal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Skip N. Afdasta, Gene Ellis, Mike Vertente
  • Publication number: 20210280338
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reis, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 11101056
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly may include a plurality of conductors and a metal sheath disposed over the plurality of conductors. The metal sheath may have a plurality of revolutions extending helically along a lengthwise axis, each of the plurality of revolutions including a first section having a curved profile, a second section extending from the first section, the second section having a planar profile, and a third section extending from the second section. The third section may include a free end angled towards an interior cavity of the metal sheath, the free end extending past a plane defined by a bottom most point of the first section of an adjacent revolution, the plane extending perpendicular to the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems. Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 10847286
    Abstract: A Metal-Clad (MC) cable assembly includes a core having a plurality of power conductors cabled with a subassembly, each of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly including an electrical conductor, a layer of insulation, and a jacket layer. The MC cable assembly further includes an assembly jacket layer disposed over the subassembly, and a metal sheath disposed over the core. In one approach, the subassembly is a cabled set of conductors (e.g., twisted pair) operating as class 2 or class 3 circuit conductors in accordance with Article 725 of the National Electrical Code®. In another approach, the MC cable assembly includes a protective layer disposed around the jacket layer of one or more of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly. In yet another approach, a bonding/grounding conductor is cabled with the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George Anthony Straniero, Paul R. Picard, Richard A. Ricci, Peter Lafreniere
  • Publication number: 20200194144
    Abstract: A Metal-Clad (MC) cable assembly includes a core having a plurality of power conductors cabled with a subassembly, each of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly including an electrical conductor, a layer of insulation, and a jacket layer. The MC cable assembly further includes an assembly jacket layer disposed over the subassembly, and a metal sheath disposed over the core. In one approach, the subassembly is a cabled set of conductors (e.g., twisted pair) operating as class 2 or class 3 circuit conductors in accordance with Article 725 of the National Electrical Code®. In another approach, the MC cable assembly includes a protective layer disposed around the jacket layer of one or more of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly. In yet another approach, a bonding/grounding conductor is cabled with the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George Anthony Straniero, Paul R. Picard, Richard A. Ricci, Peter Lafreniere
  • Patent number: 10622120
    Abstract: A Metal-Clad (MC) cable assembly includes a core having a plurality of power conductors cabled with a subassembly, each of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly including an electrical conductor, a layer of insulation, and a jacket layer. The MC cable assembly further includes an assembly jacket layer disposed over the subassembly, and a metal sheath disposed over the core. In one approach, the subassembly is a cabled set of conductors (e.g., twisted pair) operating as class 2 or class 3 circuit conductors in accordance with Article 725 of the National Electrical Code®. In another approach, the MC cable assembly includes a protective layer disposed around the jacket layer of one or more of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly. In yet another approach, a bonding/grounding conductor is cabled with the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems. Inc.
    Inventors: George Anthony Straniero, Paul R. Picard, Richard A. Ricci, Peter Lafreniere
  • Publication number: 20200005965
    Abstract: A Metal-Clad (MC) cable assembly includes a core having a plurality of power conductors cabled with a subassembly, each of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly including an electrical conductor, a layer of insulation, and a jacket layer. The MC cable assembly further includes an assembly jacket layer disposed over the subassembly, and a metal sheath disposed over the core. In one approach, the subassembly is a cabled set of conductors (e.g., twisted pair) operating as class 2 or class 3 circuit conductors in accordance with Article 725 of the National Electrical Code®. In another approach, the MC cable assembly includes a protective layer disposed around the jacket layer of one or more of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly. In yet another approach, a bonding/grounding conductor is cabled with the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George Anthony Straniero, Paul R. Picard, Richard A. Ricci, Peter Lafreniere
  • Patent number: 10431353
    Abstract: A Metal-Clad (MC) cable assembly includes a core having a plurality of power conductors cabled with a subassembly, each of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly including an electrical conductor, a layer of insulation, and a jacket layer. The MC cable assembly further includes an assembly jacket layer disposed over the subassembly, and a metal sheath disposed over the core. In one approach, the subassembly is a cabled set of conductors (e.g., twisted pair) operating as class 2 or class 3 circuit conductors in accordance with Article 725 of the National Electrical Code®. In another approach, the MC cable assembly includes a protective layer disposed around the jacket layer of one or more of the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly. In yet another approach, a bonding/grounding conductor is cabled with the plurality of power conductors and the subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George Anthony Straniero, Paul R. Picard, Richard A. Ricci, Peter Lafreniere
  • Patent number: 10103456
    Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to a wire spring terminal including a main contact body having a base and a set of sidewalls defining a central cavity, a first spring contact extending from the base into the central cavity, and a second spring contact extending from one of the sidewalls into the central cavity, wherein the first and second spring contacts are configured to engage a wire inserted into the main contact body. In some embodiments, the wire spring terminal includes a third spring contact extending from the base into the central cavity, and a fourth spring contact extending from another one of the set of sidewalls into the central cavity, the third and fourth spring contacts configured to engage a wire. The first and third spring contacts may be arranged side-by-side, separated by a slot. The second and fourth spring contacts are also arranged side-by-side, separated by another slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Skip N. Afdasta, Eugene J. Ellis
  • Patent number: D935731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AFC Cable System, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell
  • Patent number: D996374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell
  • Patent number: D1015280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lafreniere, Stephen Lundgren, Paulo Damoura, Ronald Pegg, Antonio Araujo, David Campbell