Patents by Inventor ERIC BATES

ERIC BATES 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).

  • Non-Lead Jacket for Non-Metallic Sheathed Electrical Cable
    Publication number: 20070084622
    Abstract: An electrical conductor having an insulation jacket, which jacket includes from about 40% to about 50% by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin; from about 20% to about 35% by weight of a filler; from about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of an unsaturated primary amide derived from erucic acid; from about 20% to about 30% by weight of a phthalate-based plasticizer; and from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of a lead-free heat-stabilizing system; wherein 100% is the weight of the jacket. Methods for improving the slip characteristics of an electrical conductor, having a lead-free NM jacket are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: ERIC BATES, Thomas Jurczak