Patents by Inventor Christopher Alan Hastings

Christopher Alan Hastings 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: 7603018
    Abstract: A cable enclosure for use with a cable having a lengthwise cable axis, an outer jacket and a transmission media within the outer jacket, includes a housing assembly and a strain relief structure on the housing assembly. The housing assembly defines a chamber and a cable port. The housing assembly is configured to receive the cable. The strain relief structure includes a pair of opposed engagement structures defining a cable slot therebetween. At least one of the engagement structures includes a blade edge flanking the cable slot. The cable enclosure is configured to receive the cable such that the cable extends through the cable port and into the chamber and a portion of the cable is received in the cable slot such that the at least one blade edge cuts into the outer jacket to resist withdrawal of the cable from the chamber through the cable port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Mullaney, James Bert Powell, William Alan Carrico, Christopher Alan Hastings
  • Patent number: 7477826
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a cable sealing assembly for providing an environmental seal about a cable includes a housing, a flowable cable sealant and a compression feature. The housing includes first and second housing parts. The first housing part defines a cable passage to receive a cable having a lengthwise cable axis. The cable sealant is disposed in the cable passage. The compression feature forms at least a part of the second housing part and is movable in an installation direction between a ready position and an installed position. The compression feature is shaped and configured to force the cable sealant to flow about the cable in a direction transverse to the cable axis to circumferentially surround a portion of the cable when the compression feature is moved from the ready position to the installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Mullaney, James Bert Powell, William Alan Carrico, Christopher Alan Hastings
  • Publication number: 20080169116
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a cable sealing assembly for providing an environmental seal about a cable includes a housing, a flowable cable sealant and a compression feature. The housing includes first and second housing parts. The first housing part defines a cable passage to receive a cable having a lengthwise cable axis. The cable sealant is disposed in the cable passage. The compression feature forms at least a part of the second housing part and is movable in an installation direction between a ready position and an installed position. The compression feature is shaped and configured to force the cable sealant to flow about the cable in a direction transverse to the cable axis to circumferentially surround a portion of the cable when the compression feature is moved from the ready position to the installed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Julian Mullaney, James Bert Powell, William Alan Carrico, Christopher Alan Hastings
  • Publication number: 20080170832
    Abstract: A cable enclosure for use with a cable having a lengthwise cable axis, an outer jacket and a transmission media within the outer jacket, includes a housing assembly and a strain relief structure on the housing assembly. The housing assembly defines a chamber and a cable port. The housing assembly is configured to receive the cable. The strain relief structure includes a pair of opposed engagement structures defining a cable slot therebetween. At least one of the engagement structures includes a blade edge flanking the cable slot. The cable enclosure is configured to receive the cable such that the cable extends through the cable port and into the chamber and a portion of the cable is received in the cable slot such that the at least one blade edge cuts into the outer jacket to resist withdrawal of the cable from the chamber through the cable port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Julian Mullaney, James Bert Powell, William Alan Carrico, Christopher Alan Hastings
  • Patent number: RE45951
    Abstract: A cable enclosure for use with a cable having a lengthwise cable axis, an outer jacket and a transmission media within the outer jacket, includes a housing assembly and a strain relief structure on the housing assembly. The housing assembly defines a chamber and a cable port. The housing assembly is configured to receive the cable. The strain relief structure includes a pair of opposed engagement structures defining a cable slot therebetween. At least one of the engagement structures includes a blade edge flanking the cable slot. The cable enclosure is configured to receive the cable such that the cable extends through the cable port and into the chamber and a portion of the cable is received in the cable slot such that the at least one blade edge cuts into the outer jacket to resist withdrawal of the cable from the chamber through the cable port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Julian S. Mullaney, James Bert Powell, William Alan Carrico, Christopher Alan Hastings
  • Patent number: RE46547
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a cable sealing assembly for providing an environmental seal about a cable includes a housing, a flowable cable sealant and a compression feature. The housing includes first and second housing parts. The first housing part defines a cable passage to receive a cable having a lengthwise cable axis. The cable sealant is disposed in the cable passage. The compression feature forms at least a part of the second housing part and is movable in an installation direction between a ready position and an installed position. The compression feature is shaped and configured to force the cable sealant to flow about the cable in a direction transverse to the cable axis to circumferentially surround a portion of the cable when the compression feature is moved from the ready position to the installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Julian S. Mullaney, James Bert Powell, William Alan Carrico, Christopher Alan Hastings