Patents by Inventor Carl Tamm

Carl Tamm 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).

  • Patent number: 7799996
    Abstract: A corrosion resistant automatic splice having a housing with opposed first and second ends, an interior cavity between the ends, and a plurality of drainage openings disposed between an exterior surface of the housing and the interior cavity. The first and second ends are each adjacent a biasing member or spring. A semi frustoconical gripping jaw or clamp is located at each of the first and second ends adapted for receiving a cable. The drainage openings aid in voiding corrosive contaminants from the interior cavity of the splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: R. Carl Tamm, Robert G. Hay, Stanley R. Siegrist
  • Publication number: 20090298358
    Abstract: A corrosion resistant automatic splice having a housing with opposed first and second ends, an interior cavity between the ends, and a plurality of drainage openings disposed between an exterior surface of the housing and the interior cavity. The first and second ends are each adjacent a biasing member or spring. A semi frustoconical gripping jaw or clamp is located at each of the first and second ends adapted for receiving a cable. The drainage openings aid in voiding corrosive contaminants from the interior cavity of the splice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: R. Carl Tamm, Robert G. Hay, Stanley R. Siegrist
  • Publication number: 20080072991
    Abstract: A compression connector assembly for securing a cable has a bushing insert and a gripping sleeve. The bushing insert includes a tubular bore, an exterior surface, a conductor receiving end, and a conductor engagement end. The gripping sleeve has an inner recess and an outer surface, and is adjacent to the conductor engagement end. The tubular bore and the inner recess are substantially coaxial, defining a cable securing passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventor: Carl Tamm
  • Publication number: 20070249239
    Abstract: An electrical connector for clamping securely onto a threaded shaft includes a transformer bar, a connector body, a clamping component, and at least two columns for receiving streetlight taps. The transformer bar has a plurality of conductor bores, a distal end, and a bar top. The connector body is at the distal end and has first and second bosses at the bar top and first and second clamping sides. The clamping component is pivotally mounted by an attachment link to be selectively located adjacent one of the first and second clamping sides. Two columns are located adjacent the distal end of the transformer bar, protruding away from the transformer bar, one on each side, for supporting a streetlight tap and a redundant ground close to the connector body and a streetlight tap opposite the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Carl Tamm, Robert Hay, Brian Naro, Lawrence Bradford
  • Publication number: 20070074378
    Abstract: A clamp for a cable having a housing with a first end, a second end, and an interior cavity to receive the cable. The clamp also includes a jaw assembly having a notch. The jaw assembly moves between locked and triggered positions within the cavity. A biasing member is disposed within the cavity to bias the jaw assembly towards the triggered position. A retainer is arranged within the cavity and has gripping fingers to engage the notches in the locked position. A trigger is positioned within the cavity. The trigger has an outer locking portion to engage with the gripping fingers to releasably secure the gripping fingers in the notches to retain the jaw assembly in the locked position. When the cable is inserted into the interior cavity and contacts the trigger device, the gripping fingers and notches disengage so that the biasing member biases the jaw assembly towards the first end of the clamp to clamp the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Carl Tamm, Robert Hay, Stanley Siegrist
  • Publication number: 20070069092
    Abstract: A single bolt deadend anchor clamp for gripping a cable includes a body having a clevis assembly at a first end and a sagging eye at an opposing second end. A middle body extends between the first and second ends, and includes a reinforcing rib. A pocket is adjacent the reinforcing rib for receiving a keeper inserted above the pocket. A biasing member is disposed between the pocket and the keeper for counterbalancing a load between the keeper and the retaining groove. The biasing member is preferably a spring including a cross bar and two sets of coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Carl Tamm, Robert Hay
  • Publication number: 20070029102
    Abstract: A unitized core grip for an electrical connector includes a longitudinal shaft, a plurality of lobes connected by a plurality of web members, a generally triangular center bore, and a plurality of axial grooves. The core grip is defined by a plurality of longitudinally extending, circumferentially spaced lobes, spaced about a longitudinal axis. The plurality of web members are spaced between and connecting the lobes. The generally triangular center bore is defined by the interior surfaces of the lobes and the web members, prior to compression for receiving a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Carl Tamm, Robert Hay
  • Publication number: 20060102375
    Abstract: A stepped compression connector includes a body having an exterior surface, a cable receiving open end, and a terminal connection end with an end wall. A generally tubular bore extends into the body from the open end and includes an inner surface. An axial slot is disposed on the inner surface for facilitating compression of the body. Two surface contours are positioned on the inner surface having different diameters forming at least one step there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Carl Tamm
  • Publication number: 20060105639
    Abstract: A compression connector assembly for securing a cable has a bushing insert and a gripping sleeve. The bushing insert includes a tubular bore, an exterior surface, a conductor receiving end, and a conductor engagement end. The gripping sleeve has an inner recess and an outer surface, and is adjacent to the conductor engagement end. The tubular bore and the inner recess are substantially coaxial, defining a cable securing passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Carl Tamm
  • Publication number: 20060027721
    Abstract: A wedge clamp assembly includes a body having a body cable gripping surface, and a slider having a slider cable gripping surface. The slider cable gripping surface faces the body cable gripping surface to grip a cable. A connector is formed in one of the body and the slider, and includes a slot for moving the slider between closed and locked positions and an end portion formed on the other of the body and the slider. The end portion is axially slidable and rotatable in the slot. A coupling between the body and the slider pivotally connects the slider for movement between the closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Carl Tamm, Lawrence Bradford, Robert Hay