Patents Assigned to Louisiana Tech University Research Foundation, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9062423
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for installing lines or cables, including, without limitation, power lines, low voltage lines, telecommunications lines or cables (e.g., telephone cables, network cables, television cables, etc.), and/or the like, and, in particular, installing optical fiber and/or other lines, slightly below ground level in a roadway or other ground surface. In some cases, a method might include creating a channel in the ground surface, placing one or more lines (e.g., power lines, low voltage lines, telecommunications lines, and/or the like) in the channel, and placing a capping material in the channel, thereby encapsulating the lines. In some cases, placing the one or more lines in the channel might include placing a conduit (containing the one or more lines) in the channel, and encapsulating the one or more lines might include encapsulating the conduit. The capping material might include polyurea, thermosetting material, and/or any other suitable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Louisiana Tech University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Erez N. Allouche, Bryan Cady, Michael L. Elford