Patents by Inventor David Dodwell

David Dodwell 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: 8590148
    Abstract: A method of assembling a conduit assembly that includes seating a ferrule on a distal end portion of an elongate conduit body; mounting the end portion of the conduit body on a small diameter section of a tubular body insert, the body insert has a hollow body defining a passage through the insert along a symmetrical axis and a large diameter section attached to the small diameter section via a shoulder, such that the shoulder contacts a distal end portion of the ferrule interposed axially between the large diameter section of the body insert and the distal end of the conduit body to inhibit axial contact between the distal end portion of the conduit body and the large diameter section of the body insert; radially compressing a portion of the conduit body between the body insert and the ferrule; and deploying one or more transmission lines into the conduit body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Amphenol Nelson-Dunn Technologies
    Inventors: David Dodwell, Kevin B. Dunn, Eva Yard
  • Publication number: 20110232068
    Abstract: A method of assembling a conduit assembly comprises positioning a ferrule over an end portion of an elongate conduit body. The method further comprises positioning a body insert into the end portion of the elongate conduit body. The end portion of the elongate conduit body is positioned between the ferrule and the body insert. The method further comprises expanding a portion of the body insert positioned inside the elongate conduit. The method further comprises positioning an elongate cable in the elongate conduit body. The elongate cable is longer than the elongate conduit body. The method further comprises filling at least a portion of the elongate conduit body with a potting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: NELSON-DUNN, INC.
    Inventors: David Dodwell, George Yard, Eva Yard, Kevin B. Dunn
  • Patent number: 7966724
    Abstract: A method of assembling a conduit assembly can include seating a ferrule on a distal end portion of an elongate conduit body. The method can further include providing an elongate body insert having a large diameter end an a small diameter end, wherein the elongate body insert defines a hollow tubular body having a passage along a symmetrical axis between the large and small diameter ends. The method can further include mounting the end portion of the elongate conduit body on the small diameter end of the body insert, such that the large diameter end of the body insert contacts an end of the ferrule interposed axially between the large diameter end of the body insert and the distal end of the elongate conduit body, the distal end of the elongate conduit body axially adjacent the end of the ferrule to prevent axial contact between the distal end of the elongate conduit body and the large diameter end of the body insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Nelson-Dunn, Inc.
    Inventors: David Dodwell, George Yard
  • Publication number: 20070102845
    Abstract: A method of assembling a conduit assembly comprises positioning a ferrule over an end portion of an elongate conduit body. The method further comprises positioning a body insert into the end portion of the elongate conduit body. The end portion of the elongate conduit body is positioned between the ferrule and the body insert. The method further comprises expanding a portion of the body insert positioned inside the elongate conduit. The method further comprises positioning an elongate cable in the elongate conduit body. The elongate cable is longer than the elongate conduit body. The method further comprises filling at least a portion of the elongate conduit body with a potting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: David Dodwell, George Yard