Patents by Inventor Edward L. Sankey

Edward L. Sankey 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).

  • Electrical connector assembly and method for connecting the same
    Patent number: 4857021
    Abstract: An assembly comprising a tap plug having therein an axially fixed nut and including an externally threaded portion threaded into a cable connector lug, a bushing having therein an internally threaded bore, and a stud including an externally threaded first end threaded into the nut, and an externally threaded second end threaded into the bushing bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Cooper Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent J. Boliver, Paul M. Roscizewski, Edward L. Sankey, Roy W. DeMeyer
  • Method of assembling tap plug to cable connector
    Patent number: 4776089
    Abstract: An installation tool for mounting a loadbreak reducing tap plug in a high voltage "T"-type connector of the type including a cable connector having a threaded opening, the plug having a threaded end adapted to be mounted in the threaded opening of the cable connector and a threaded bolt extending through the threaded end of the plug, the threaded bolt having a wrenching opening and being rotated by a wrenching tool for connecting the plug to a bushing, the installation tool comprising a shaft having a threaded end corresponding to the threaded opening in the connector and a threaded opening corresponding to the threaded bolt, whereby the threaded end of the installation tool can be mounted in the threaded opening in the connector, the threaded bolt can be mounted in the threaded opening in the installation tool, and the threaded end of the plug can be drawn into alignment with the threaded opening in the connector when the installation tool is backed out of the threaded opening in the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: RTE Corporation
    Inventors: Randall R. Schoenwetter, John M. Makal, Edward L. Sankey
  • Installation tool
    Patent number: 4715104
    Abstract: An installation tool for mounting a loadbreak reducing tap plug in a high voltage "T"-type connector of the type including a cable connector having a threaded opening, the plug having a threaded end adapted to be mounted in the threaded opening of the cable connector and a threaded bolt extending through the threaded end of the plug, the threaded bolt having a wrenching opening and being rotated by a wrenching tool for connecting the plug to a bushing, the installation tool comprising a shaft having a threaded end corresponding to the threaded opening in the connector and a threaded opening corresponding to the threaded bolt, whereby the threaded end of the installation tool can be mounted in the threaded opening in the connector, the threaded bolt can be mounted in the threaded opening in the installation tool, and the threaded end of the plug can be drawn into alignment with the threaded opening in the connector when the installation tool is backed out of the threaded opening in the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: RTE Corporation
    Inventors: Randall R. Schoenwetter, John Makal, Edward L. Sankey