Patents by Inventor Doug Pilling

Doug Pilling 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).

  • Collet-type splice and dead end for use with an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable
    Patent number: 8022301
    Abstract: This invention relates to collet-type splices and collet-type dead ends and methods for splicing together two electricity transmission cables or terminating one electricity transmission cable, the cables comprising a composite core surrounded by a conductor. The collet-type fittings use a collet inside a collet housing to hold the composite cores without penetrating or otherwise weakening the core itself. The composite cores can be stripped of the aluminum conductor to provide a bond between the collet and the composite core. The collet seats within the collet housing thereby holding the composite core with frictional forces. The design of the collet enables the composite core to stretch longitudinally through the collet to strengthen the frictional hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: CTC Cable Corporation
    Inventors: David Bryant, Orlando Hernandez, James Tate, Doug Pilling
  • COLLET-TYPE SPLICE AND DEAD END FOR USE WITH AN ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR COMPOSITE CORE REINFORCED CABLE
    Publication number: 20100243320
    Abstract: This invention relates to collet-type splices and collet-type dead ends and methods for splicing together two electricity transmission cables or terminating one electricity transmission cable, the cables comprising a composite core surrounded by a conductor. The collet-type fittings use a collet inside a collet housing to hold the composite cores without penetrating or otherwise weakening the core itself. The composite cores can be stripped of the aluminum conductor to provide a bond between the collet and the composite core. The collet seats within the collet housing thereby holding the composite core with frictional forces. The design of the collet enables the composite core to stretch longitudinally through the collet to strengthen the frictional hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: CTC CABLE CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Bryant, Orlando Hernandez, James Tate, Doug Pilling
  • Collet-type splice and dead end for use with an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable
    Patent number: 7608783
    Abstract: This invention relates to collet-type splices and collet-type dead ends and methods for splicing together two electricity transmission cables or terminating one electricity transmission cable, the cables comprising a composite core surrounded by a conductor. The collet-type fittings use a collet inside a collet housing to hold the composite cores without penetrating or otherwise weakening the core itself. The composite cores can be stripped of the aluminum conductor to provide a bond between the collet and the composite core. The collet seats within the collet housing thereby holding the composite core with frictional forces. The design of the collet enables the composite core to stretch longitudinally through the collet to strengthen the frictional hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: CTC Cable Corporation
    Inventors: David Bryant, Orlando Hernandez, James Tate, Doug Pilling
  • A COLLET-TYPE SPLICE AND DEAD END FOR USE WITH AN ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR COMPOSITE CORE REINFORCED CABLE
    Publication number: 20070205016
    Abstract: This invention relates to collet-type splices and collet-type dead ends and methods for splicing together two electricity transmission cables or terminating one electricity transmission cable, the cables comprising a composite core surrounded by a conductor. The collet-type fittings use a collet inside a collet housing to hold the composite cores without penetrating or otherwise weakening the core itself. The composite cores can be stripped of the aluminum conductor to provide a bond between the collet and the composite core. The collet seats within the collet housing thereby holding the composite core with frictional forces. The design of the collet enables the composite core to stretch longitudinally through the collet to strengthen the frictional hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Composite Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Bryant, Orlando Hernandez, James Tate, Doug Pilling