Patents by Inventor Gary Lee Deck
Gary Lee Deck 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: 11362492Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a frame forming a cable cutting zone, the frame having a cable opening along a cable axis at the cable cutting zone receiving an end of a cable. The cable preparation machine includes a pulley assembly rotatably coupled to the frame about the cable axis and a drive assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly to rotate the pulley assembly about the cable axis. The cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly and rotated with the pulley assembly about the cable axis. The blade assembly includes a blade having an arcuate cutting edge configured for cutting an insulator from the end of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Michael Morris, Christopher John Gavlak, Joseph Francis Stachura, Gary Lee Deck
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Publication number: 20210273428Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a frame forming a cable cutting zone, the frame having a cable opening along a cable axis at the cable cutting zone receiving an end of a cable. The cable preparation machine includes a pulley assembly rotatably coupled to the frame about the cable axis and a drive assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly to rotate the pulley assembly about the cable axis. The cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly and rotated with the pulley assembly about the cable axis. The blade assembly includes a blade having an arcuate cutting edge configured for cutting an insulator from the end of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Michael Morris, Christopher John Gavlak, Joseph Francis Stachura, Gary Lee Deck
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Patent number: 11056852Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a frame forming a cable cutting zone and having a cable opening along a cable axis at the cable cutting zone receiving an end of a cable. The cable preparation machine includes a pulley assembly rotatably coupled to the frame about the cable axis, a drive assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly to rotate the pulley assembly about the cable axis, and a blade assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly and rotated with the pulley assembly about the cable axis. The blade assembly is configured for cutting an insulator from the end of the cable in a first cutting configuration when the cable is positioned in the cable opening and the blade assembly is configured for cutting a cable braid from the end of the cable in a second cutting configuration when the cable is positioned in the cable opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Michael Morris, Christopher John Gavlak, Gary Lee Deck
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Patent number: 11018483Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly having arms and braid blades mounted thereto and disposed about a cable opening receiving a cable end along a cable axis. The arms are movable between retracted positions and advanced positions to move the braid blades. The braid blades have edges configured to engage a cable braid of the cable to cut the cable braid. The cable preparation machine includes a mandrel coupled to the end of the cable between the cable braid and an inner insulator of the cable. The braid blades are rotated around the cable axis pressing the cable braid between the edges of the braid blades and the mandrel to cut the braid blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignees: TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Gary Lee Deck, Christopher John Gavlak, Michael Morris, Natalie C. Wheeler, Scott M. Wright, Daniel Enrique Juarez Gerardo
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Patent number: 10840680Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly having a plurality of arms and braid blades mounted to the corresponding arms. The arms and the braid blades are disposed about a cable opening configured to receive an end of a cable therein along a cable axis. The arms are movable relative to each other between retracted positions and advanced positions. The arms move the braid blades closer to each other within the cable opening as the arms are moved from the retracted positions to the advanced positions. The braid blades have edges configured to engage a cable braid of the cable. The braid blades are driven inward by the arms moving to the advanced positions to pinch the cable braid inward against an inner insulator of the cable and flare outward an end of the cable braid forward of the braid blades.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Gary Lee Deck, Michael Morris, Christopher John Gavlak
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Publication number: 20200303910Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a frame forming a cable cutting zone, the frame having a cable opening along a cable axis at the cable cutting zone receiving an end of a cable. The cable preparation machine includes a pulley assembly rotatably coupled to the frame about the cable axis and a drive assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly to rotate the pulley assembly about the cable axis. The cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly and rotated with the pulley assembly about the cable axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Michael Morris, Christopher John Gavlak, Joseph Francis Stachura, Gary Lee Deck
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Publication number: 20200076173Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly having arms and braid blades mounted thereto and disposed about a cable opening receiving a cable end along a cable axis. The arms are movable between retracted positions and advanced positions to move the braid blades. The braid blades have edges configured to engage a cable braid of the cable to cut the cable braid. The cable preparation machine includes a mandrel coupled to the end of the cable between the cable braid and an inner insulator of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Gary Lee Deck, Christopher John Gavlak, Michael Morris, Natalie C. Wheeler, Scott M. Wright, Daniel Enrique Juarez Gerardo
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Publication number: 20200076148Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a frame forming a cable cutting zone and having a cable opening along a cable axis at the cable cutting zone receiving an end of a cable. The cable preparation machine includes a pulley assembly rotatably coupled to the frame about the cable axis, a drive assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly to rotate the pulley assembly about the cable axis, and a blade assembly operably coupled to the pulley assembly and rotated with the pulley assembly about the cable axis. The blade assembly is configured for cutting an insulator from the end of the cable in a first cutting configuration when the cable is positioned in the cable opening and the blade assembly is configured for cutting a cable braid from the end of the cable in a second cutting configuration when the cable is positioned in the cable opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Michael Morris, Christopher John Gavlak, Gary Lee Deck
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Publication number: 20200067289Abstract: A cable preparation machine includes a blade assembly having a plurality of arms and braid blades mounted to the corresponding arms. The arms and the braid blades are disposed about a cable opening configured to receive an end of a cable therein along a cable axis. The arms are movable relative to each other between retracted positions and advanced positions. The arms move the braid blades closer to each other within the cable opening as the arms are moved from the retracted positions to the advanced positions. The braid blades have edges configured to engage a cable braid of the cable. The braid blades are driven inward by the arms moving to the advanced positions to pinch the cable braid inward against an inner insulator of the cable and flare outward an end of the cable braid forward of the braid blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Gary Lee Deck, Michael Morris, Christopher John Gavlak
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Patent number: 9871335Abstract: A termination system includes an applicator and a communication device mounted to the applicator. The application has a ram that is movable towards and away from a stationary anvil along a crimp stroke. The anvil receives a terminal thereon. The ram is coupled to crimp tooling that is configured to apply the terminal to a wire along the crimp stroke. The communication device includes a storage system, a wireless communication system, and a microcontroller. The storage system stores data relating to the applicator. The wireless communication system wirelessly communicates the data relating to the applicator with an external device accessed by an operator. The microcontroller controls at least one of storage of or access to the data relating to the applicator in the storage system. The microcontroller also controls wireless communication of the data relating to the applicator with the external device via the wireless communication system.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventor: Gary Lee Deck
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Publication number: 20160094000Abstract: A termination system includes an applicator and a communication device mounted to the applicator. The application has a ram that is movable towards and away from a stationary anvil along a crimp stroke. The anvil receives a terminal thereon. The ram is coupled to crimp tooling that is configured to apply the terminal to a wire along the crimp stroke. The communication device includes a storage system, a wireless communication system, and a microcontroller. The storage system stores data relating to the applicator. The wireless communication system wirelessly communicates the data relating to the applicator with an external device accessed by an operator. The microcontroller controls at least one of storage of or access to the data relating to the applicator in the storage system. The microcontroller also controls wireless communication of the data relating to the applicator with the external device via the wireless communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventor: Gary Lee Deck
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Patent number: 6310452Abstract: A single cycle positioning system utilizing a DC motor wherein a wide ranging incoming AC supply voltage is rectified and a fixed frequency variable duty cycle pulse width modulation is provided to apply a predetermined rms DC voltage to the motor for a single cycle of operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2000Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorpInventors: Gary Lee Deck, Douglas Sebastian Pfautz, Michael David Strong
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Patent number: 6014324Abstract: A voltage regulator (12) for controlling and limiting the output voltage of an alternator (10) includes a control circuit having a full wave rectifier (28) for impressing a series of half wave pulses (32) onto a first circuit (34) in correspondence to the output of the alternator (10). A gate controlled switch (36) is utilized to conduct the half wave pulses (32) to the output circuit (24) when a gate signal is present. A voltage detector (44) monitors the output voltage and shunts the gate signal to ground when the output voltage reaches a given upper value and removes the shunt when the output voltage recedes to a given lower value.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1998Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventor: Gary Lee Deck