Patents by Inventor Charles F. VanderVelde
Charles F. VanderVelde 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).
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Patent number: 7687713Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a metal raceway system. The metal raceway system includes a metal raceway and a coupling fitting. The metal raceway snaps onto the coupling fitting to mount the metal raceway to the fitting. The metal raceway has a channel defined by a top wall, side walls and a bottom wall. The side walls include curved protrusions that extend below the channel. The coupling fitting has a base with at least one retention flange having a curved profile that engages the metal raceway.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Rodney G. Rouleau, Randall T. Woods
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Patent number: 7589286Abstract: The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers, a device bracket and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The device bracket is installed in the base. The covers are positioned over the device bracket and the faceplate is installed over the device bracket. The faceplate overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over a portion of the top walls of the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Charles F VanderVelde, Rodney G Rouleau
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Publication number: 20090038841Abstract: The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers, a device bracket and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The device bracket is installed in the base. The covers are positioned over the device bracket and the faceplate is installed over the device bracket. The faceplate overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over a portion of the top walls of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Publication number: 20080289847Abstract: The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The faceplate is installed on the raceway so that it overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over and is flush with a portion of the top walls of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Randall T. Woods
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Publication number: 20080271918Abstract: The present invention is directed to a one-piece corner duct that routes wires in a corner of an enclosure. The one-piece corner duct includes a back wall and sidewalls. The back wall has at least one co-extruded hinge that enables the back wall to pivot to allow the one-piece corner duct to conform to a corner of the enclosure. The sidewalls have a plurality of fingers that retain the wires in the corner duct. The fingers also maintain a cover on the one-piece corner duct to provide access to the wires therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Jeffrey K. Groff, Rodney G. Rouleau, Charles F. VanderVelde
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Publication number: 20080196941Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a metal raceway system. The metal raceway system includes a metal raceway and a coupling fitting. The metal raceway snaps onto the coupling fitting to mount the metal raceway to the fitting. The metal raceway has a channel defined by a top wall, side walls and a bottom wall. The side walls include curved protrusions that extend below the channel. The coupling fitting has a base with at least one retention flange having a curved profile that engages the metal raceway.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2008Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Rodney G. Rouleau, Randall T. Woods
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Patent number: 7408113Abstract: The present invention is directed to a one-piece corner duct that routes wires in a corner of an enclosure. The one-piece corner duct includes a back wall and sidewalls. The back wall has at least one co-extruded hinge that enables the back wall to pivot to allow the one-piece corner duct to conform to a corner of the enclosure. The sidewalls have a plurality of fingers that retain the wires in the corner duct. The fingers also maintain a cover on the one-piece corner duct to provide access to the wires therein.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Jeffrey K. Groff, Rodney G. Rouleau, Charles F. VanderVelde
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Patent number: 7408114Abstract: The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The faceplate is installed on the raceway so that it overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over and is flush with a portion of the top walls of the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Randall T. Woods
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Patent number: 7388163Abstract: The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers a device bracket and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The device bracket is installed in the base. The covers are positioned over the device bracket and the faceplate is installed over the device bracket. The faceplate overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over a portion of the top walls of the base.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Rodney G. Rouleau
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Patent number: 7375280Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a metal raceway system. The metal raceway system includes a metal raceway and a coupling fitting. The metal raceway snaps onto the coupling fitting to mount the metal raceway to the fitting. The metal raceway has a channel defined by a top wall, side walls and a bottom wall. The side walls include curved protrusions that extend below the channel. The coupling fitting has a base with at least one retention flange having a curved profile that engages the metal raceway.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Rodney G Rouleau, Randall T. Woods
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Publication number: 20070163797Abstract: The present invention is directed to a one-piece corner duct that routes wires in a corner of an enclosure. The one-piece corner duct includes a back wall and sidewalls. The back wall has at least one co-extruded hinge that enables the back wall to pivot to allow the one-piece corner duct to conform to a corner of the enclosure. The sidewalls have a plurality of fingers that retain the wires in the corner duct. The fingers also maintain a cover on the one-piece corner duct to provide access to the wires therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2007Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Jeffrey K. Groff, Rodney G. Rouleau, Charles F. VanderVelde
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Patent number: 6437243Abstract: The reenterable wireway system of the present invention includes a channel-shaped slotted duct, an integrally co-extruded U-shaped cover assembly and discrete latches. The duct has an elongate base and two substantially parallel duct walls extending generally perpendicularly from the base with each of the walls disposed adjacent respective longitudinal edges thereof. The duct walls include at least a pair of adjacent duct fingers which define a slot permitting selective routing of wires of the bundle. The cover assembly has an elongate planar center element with a plurality of hinges and a plurality of corner elements, which have a first component co-planar with the central element, and a second component depending normal to the first component disposed. The orientation of the first and second components may be changed when the cover is molded to be biased in a “remain-open” position.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1999Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Charles F. VanderVelde, Donald C. Wiencek
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Patent number: RE41353Abstract: A cable manager provides horizontal cable management of adjacent patch panels or network equipment on network distribution racks. The cable manager includes a central section and a front cable routing section and is mountable on a network rack, such as an EIA rack. The central section has a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack, a front side, a rear side, and rack mounting holes provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the central section. The front cable routing section extends from the front side of the central section and includes a plurality of spaced fingers having an arcuate surface that provides bend radius control. A slit provides flexibility to the fingers. Ears extend laterally from the fingers. The cable manager can also include a rear cable routing section that includes a second plurality of spaced fingers. One or more passthrough openings can be provided in the central section to allow routing of cabling from the front section to the rear section.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Michael J. McGrath, Kevin L. Goodwin, Charles F. VanderVelde, Donald C. Wiencek