Patents by Inventor Andy T. Setzer

Andy T. Setzer 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for forming cable media
    Patent number: 8087433
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a cabling media using a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, includes a wire pair twisting device and a wire pair twist modulator. The wire pair twisting device is adapted to twist the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair. The wire pair twist modulator is upstream of the wire pair twisting device. The wire pair twist modulator includes an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another. The apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Brian Johnson, Andy T. Setzer, Wayne C. Hopkinson, David Williams, Trent M. Hayes
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING CABLE MEDIA
    Publication number: 20100126620
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a cabling media using a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, includes a wire pair twisting device and a wire pair twist modulator. The wire pair twisting device is adapted to twist the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair. The wire pair twist modulator is upstream of the wire pair twisting device. The wire pair twist modulator includes an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another. The apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Brian Johnson, Andy T. Setzer, Wayne C. Hopkinson, David Williams, Trent M. Hayes