Patents by Inventor Bernd Graeve

Bernd Graeve 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).

  • Tubular Member and Method and Apparatus For Producing a Tubular Member
    Publication number: 20150330539
    Abstract: A method for producing a tubular member is provide and includes the following steps: extruding a first strand having a first side and a second side with an extrusion die, arranging the first strand into a plurality of helical windings, and bonding the first side and the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl, Bernd Graeve
  • Heat-shrink tube
    Patent number: 7540776
    Abstract: A heat-shrink tube for an electrical power cable comprises a sleeve having an insulating inner layer, a conductive outer layer and a thermoplastic mid-layer located between the inner and outer layers. The mid-layer is recovered by the application of heat thereto. The insulating inner layer is preferably comprised of an elastomeric material and the thermoplastic mid-layer is rigid and acts to retain the inner layer in a radially expanded state prior to its recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Graeve, Peter Greiner, Franz Josef Toerringer, David Francis Pearce, Timothy Stephen Smith, John David Stoker
  • Heat-shrink tube
    Publication number: 20070128925
    Abstract: A heat-shrink tube for an electrical power cable comprises a sleeve having an insulating inner layer, a conductive outer layer and a thermoplastic mid-layer located between the inner and outer layers. The mid-layer is recovered by the application of heat thereto. The insulating inner layer is preferably comprised of an elastomeric material and the thermoplastic mid-layer is rigid and acts to retain the inner layer in a radially expanded state prior to its recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Bernd Graeve, Peter Greiner, Franz Toerringer, David Pearce, Timothy Smith, John Stoker