Patents by Inventor Elfed Thomas

Elfed Thomas 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: 9385518
    Abstract: A cable guide includes an upper face and a lower face. The lower face has a generally convex form so as to lie in contact with the flow channel when fitted in the flow channel. The upper face has a generally concave form and is shaped to minimize disturbance of the flow when fitted in the flow channel. A passage is defined between the lower face and the flow channel having an entrance opening at a first end of the cable guide and exit openings on the sides of the cable guide towards a second end. By utilizing a cable guide, disruption to the flow within the channel by the entrance or exit of the cable is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FIBRE OPTIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Elfed Thomas
  • Patent number: 9175792
    Abstract: A cable guide includes a substantially cylindrical pipe section with a substantially outwardly projecting flange at one end. A channel is formed in the outside surface of the pipe section and extends from a first point at one end of the cable guide to a second point at the other end of the pipe section and further extends through the flange. The two opposite ends of the channel are located at different positions around the circumference of the pipe section. The channel is sized and configured to provide a passage for accommodating a cable. The channel forms a ridge on the inside surface of the pipe section which is shaped so as to minimize the disturbance to the flow of waste water through the cable guide and, therefore, to decrease the likelihood of blockages occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: FIBRE OPTIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Elfed Thomas, James Archibald McBride
  • Patent number: 8864107
    Abstract: One form of sewer comprises a pipe having a bottom section 100 incorporating a flow channel 101 along which sewage flows. A cable guide 110 comprises a body section 111 and an arm section 112. The body comprises a panel 111 curved so as to be able to lie substantially flush with the walls of the flow channel 101 and the arm comprises a tube with an internal passage. The arm 112 projects from the body 111 and the passage within the arm 112 extends from an opening 113 provided in the body 111 to an opening 114 provided at the distal end of the arm 112. The openings 113, 114 and the passage within the arm 112 are of suitable dimensions to carry a cable 105. The body is also provided with a cable clip 115.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: 13 Group Limited
    Inventor: Elfed Thomas
  • Patent number: 8695214
    Abstract: A network and method of laying network cables in water supply pipes is disclosed. A building is situated near a roadway along which is laid a trunk cable. A water supply pipe branches off the water main to enter the building. A water supply pipe is provided at the time of construction of the building and is an underground pipe. It is conventional to provide a dedicated (and usually underground) conduit for a branch cable, which is expensive and disruptive. In the present invention the branch cable is laid along water supply pipe, enabling the cable to cross between the trunk cable and the building with minimal disturbance of the ground therebetween. This is achieved by introducing cable to pipe by use of a suitable Y-junction at location and removing the cable from the pipe by use of a second such Y-junction at location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: CMS (Cable Management Supplies) PLC. a Company of the United Kingdom
    Inventor: Elfed Thomas
  • Publication number: 20130105024
    Abstract: A cable guide includes a substantially cylindrical pipe section with a substantially outwardly projecting flange at one end. A channel is formed in the outside surface of the pipe section and extends from a first point at one end of the cable guide to a second point at the other end of the pipe section and further extends through the flange. The two opposite ends of the channel are located at different positions around the circumference of the pipe section. The channel is sized and configured to provide a passage for accommodating a cable. The channel forms a ridge on the inside surface of the pipe section which is shaped so as to minimize the disturbance to the flow of waste water through the cable guide and, therefore, to decrease the likelihood of blockages occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: I3 GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Elfed Thomas, James Archibald McBride
  • Publication number: 20120012386
    Abstract: A network and method of laying network cables in water supply pipes is disclosed. A building is situated near a roadway along which is laid a trunk cable. A water supply pipe branches off the water main to enter the building. A water supply pipe is provided at the time of construction of the building and is an underground pipe. It is conventional to provide a dedicated (and usually underground) conduit for a branch cable, which is expensive and disruptive. In the present invention the branch cable is laid along water supply pipe, enabling the cable to cross between the trunk cable and the building with minimal disturbance of the ground therebetween. This is achieved by introducing cable to pipe by use of a suitable Y-junction at location and removing the cable from the pipe by use of a second such Y-junction at location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: I3 GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Elfed Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110309314
    Abstract: A cable guide includes an upper face and a lower face. The lower face has a generally convex form so as to lie in contact with the flow channel when fitted in the flow channel. The upper face has a generally concave form and is shaped to minimize disturbance of the flow when fitted in the flow channel. A passage is defined between the lower face and the flow channel having an entrance opening at a first end of the cable guide and exit openings on the sides of the cable guide towards a second end. By utilizing a cable guide, disruption to the flow within the channel by the entrance or exit of the cable is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: 13 GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Elfed Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100084620
    Abstract: One form of sewer comprises a pipe having a bottom section 100 incorporating a flow channel 101 along which sewage flows. A cable guide 110 comprises a body section 111 and an arm section 112. The body comprises a panel 111 curved so as to be able to lie substantially flush with the walls of the flow channel 101 and the arm comprises a tube with an internal passage. The arm 112 projects from the body 111 and the passage within the arm 112 extends from an opening 113 provided in the body 111 to an opening 114 provided at the distal end of the arm 112. The openings 113, 114 and the passage within the arm 112 are of suitable dimensions to carry a cable 105. The body is also provided with a cable clip 115.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: H2O NETWORKS GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Elfed Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100019461
    Abstract: In the present invention, a cable 105 is laid along sewer branch 101 to point B and then travels through a dedicated conduit directly to point C. As the cost of laying cable through a sewer can be cheaper and is usually less disruptive than laying cable in a dedicated conduit, the method of the present invention may reduce the cost of providing a cable link in situations such as A-C wherein a convenient sewer extends only part way between the cable end points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: H2O NETWORKS GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Elfed Thomas