Patents by Inventor Basil V. E. Walton

Basil V. E. Walton 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).

  • Powdered telephone cable filling compound
    Patent number: 4265672
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a composition in powdered form, suitable for filling the interstices between the conductors and the outer sheath of telecommunications cables, which comprises (1) from about 80%-99% by weight of a pulverulent material having a high water absorption capacity, and more particularly, between about 30% and about 70% by weight of a finely divided cellulosic material, e.g. wood flour, and from 29% to about 75% by weight of gypsum in powdered form; and (2) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of a water modifying and immobilizing material, preferably a cellulose ether such as hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. Desirably the composition also contains a small amount of a bactericidal and/or fungicidal agent such as zinc oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
    Inventors: Basil V. E. Walton, William E. J. Wannamaker