Patents Assigned to Witco Corp.
  • Method of filling a cable with a flooding compound
    Patent number: 4729803
    Abstract: A flooding compound for a waterproof communications cable is formed from a heated mixture of 92-94% by weight of a microcrystalline wax, 3-5% polyethylene and 2-4% of a rubber. The heated mixture is extruded between the plastic jacket and core sheath of a cable. The compound exhibits the adhesive and slip characteristics of, and is a replacement for, atactic polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Witco Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Hindman, Thomas J. Roessing, Joseph D. Burkhard
  • Cable with flooding compound
    Patent number: 4724277
    Abstract: A flooding compound for a waterproof communications cable is formed from a heated mixture of 92-94% by weight of a microcrystalline wax, 3-5% polyethylene and 2-4% of a rubber. The heated mixture is extruded between the plastic jacket and core sheath of a cable. The compound exhibits the adhesive and slip characteristics of, and is a replacement for, atactic polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Witco Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Hindman, Thomas J. Roessing, Joseph D. Burkhard
  • Cable flooding compound
    Patent number: 4716191
    Abstract: A flooding compound for a waterproof communications cable is formed from a heated mixture of 92-94% by weight of a microcrystalline wax, 3-5% polyethylene and 2-4% of a rubber. The heated mixture is extruded between the plastic jacket and core sheath of a cable. The compound exhibits the adhesive and slip characteristics of, and is a replacement for, atactic polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Witco Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Hindman, Thomas J. Roessing, Joseph D. Burkhard