Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Supkis

Daniel E. Supkis 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).

  • Devices and methods for placing wiring into split loom tubing
    Patent number: 6749179
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for placing one or more wires into split loom tubing. An apparatus is provided that includes a partial enclosure, a longitudinal channel, and a flared wedge. The partial enclosure has a proximal end and a distal end. The longitudinal channel runs from the proximal end to the distal end, and the channel has a width sufficient to guide a wire as it is placed into the split loom tubing. The flared wedge is coupled to the proximal end and has a width sufficient to stretch open an interior of the split loom tubing to facilitate transferring the wire from the channel into the split loom tubing. In operation, the split loom tubing is loaded with wiring by inserting the apparatus into the interior of the split loom tubing and by moving the apparatus along the length of the split loom tubing. This movement quickly and effectively deposits the wiring into the split loom tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Daniel E. Supkis, Jens G. Boving, Mark Bushman
  • Devices and methods for placing wiring into split loom tubing
    Publication number: 20030173555
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for placing one or more wires into split loom tubing. An apparatus is provided that includes a partial enclosure, a longitudinal channel, and a flared wedge. The partial enclosure has a proximal end and a distal end. The longitudinal channel runs from the proximal end to the distal end, and the channel has a width sufficient to guide a wire as it is placed into the split loom tubing. The flared wedge is coupled to the proximal end and has a width sufficient to stretch open an interior of the split loom tubing to facilitate transferring the wire from the channel into the split loom tubing. In operation, the split loom tubing is loading with wiring by inserting the apparatus into the interior of the split loom tubing and by moving the apparatus along the length of the split loom tubing. This movement quickly and effectively deposits the wiring into the split loom tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Daniel E. Supkis, Jens G. Boving, Mark Bushman