Patents by Inventor Franklin Calhoun
Franklin Calhoun 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).
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Patent number: 11858674Abstract: A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 11267598Abstract: A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 11208133Abstract: A cart may be provided for use in moving a container that houses one or more conductors. The cart may comprise a support member, one or more wheels, and a receiving member. The wheel or wheels may be connected to the support member. The receiving member may be attached to the support member. The receiving member may be freely slideable along the support member.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Richard Mike Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Laurentiu Dragomir, James Phillip Tuggle, Jeffrey D. Herrin, Joseph Gerardo, John R. Carlson
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Patent number: 10843830Abstract: A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 10427816Abstract: A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 10232868Abstract: A cart may be provided for use in moving a container that houses one or more conductors. The cart may comprise a support member, one or more wheels, and a receiving member. The wheel or wheels may be connected to the support member. The receiving member may be attached to the support member. The receiving member may be freely slideable along the support member.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Richard Mike Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Laurentiu Dan Dragomir, James Phillip Tuggle, Jeffrey D. Herrin, Joseph Gerardo, John R. Carlson
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Patent number: 9796494Abstract: A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 9145219Abstract: A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Southwire Company LLCInventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 9027908Abstract: A field-installable pulling eye and a method for providing and using the same are disclosed. The pulling eye comprises a bolt, a sleeve, and a collet. The sleeve has a hollow interior defining a cavity configured to receive the collet through an open end, and an aperture passing from the exterior of the sleeve to the cavity at the opposite end. The bolt has a head portion and a threaded shaft configured to pass through the aperture and engage a complementary threaded orifice at one end of the collet. The collet has two or more jaws extending from the opposite end that are configured to exert a compression force the terminal end of a conductor inserted between the jaws as the collet is drawn into the cavity of the sleeve by tightening the bolt.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Franklin Calhoun, Allan Wayne Daniel
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Patent number: 8991789Abstract: A field-installable pulling eye and a method for providing and using the same are disclosed. The pulling eye comprises a bolt, a sleeve, and a collet. The sleeve has a hollow interior defining a cavity configured to receive the collet through an open end, and an aperture passing from the exterior of the sleeve to the cavity at the opposite end. The bolt has a head portion and a threaded shaft configured to pass through the aperture and engage a complementary threaded orifice at one end of the collet. The collet has two or more jaws extending from the opposite end that are configured to exert a compression force the terminal end of a conductor inserted between the jaws as the collet is drawn into the cavity of the sleeve by tightening the bolt.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Franklin Calhoun, Allan Wayne Daniel
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Patent number: 8936153Abstract: A container may be provided. The container may comprise a first surface and a second surface associated with the first surface. The first surface and the second surface may define a volume. The volume may house a length of multiple single conductors.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventors: Richard Temblador, Allan W. Daniel, John D. Moore, Daniel Irvin, Franklin Calhoun, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 8857753Abstract: A split-flange reel and a system and method for disassembling and transporting the same are provided. The split-flange reel comprises two left-side flange-halves that are connected together to form a left-side flange and two right-side flange-halves connected together to form a right-side flange. A bolt-in drum is connected between the flanges, and an arbor tube is connected to the left-side flange-halves and passes through the left-side flange, the bolt-in drum, and the right-side flange. A disassembly/transport rack comprises a base, a number of upright members, and an alignment tube and is configured to hold the split-flange reel for disassembly and to store the left-side and right-side flange-halves of the disassembled split-flange reel for transport.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventor: Franklin Calhoun