Patents by Inventor Jennifer K. Ballard

Jennifer K. Ballard 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: 8282080
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for guiding and installing cables in a building provides automated release of cables that are temporarily retained by the cabling apparatuses to allow the once retained and now bundled cables to be permanently mounted in the building. The cabling apparatus has a frame supporting four elongated rollers so as to define a rectangular cable retention area bounded by the four elongated rollers. The cable retention area allows for the accumulation and retention of a number of cables fed through the cable retention area. A lower elongated roller of the four elongated rollers is pivotally connected to the frame such that pivoting of the lower elongated roller releases the accumulated cables. A remote controlled actuation system is connected to the pivoting lower elongated roller to provide automated pivot control thereof. A closed-looped pulley system may used in conjunction with the cabling devices to pull the cables through the cabling devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Ballard
  • Patent number: 8282078
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for guiding and installing cables in a building provides automatic and controlled release of cables that are temporarily retained by the cabling apparatuses to allow the once retained and now bundled cables to be permanently mounted in the building. The cabling apparatus has a frame supporting four elongated rollers so as to define a rectangular cable retention area bounded by the four elongated rollers. The cable retention area allows for the accumulation and retention of a number of cables fed through the cable retention area. A lower elongated roller of the four elongated rollers is pivotally connected to the frame such that pivoting of the lower elongated roller releases the accumulated cables. A remote controlled actuation system is connected to the pivoting lower elongated roller to provide automatic pivot control thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Ballard
  • Publication number: 20110127475
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for guiding and installing cables in a building provides automatic and controlled release of cables that are temporarily retained by the cabling apparatuses to allow the once retained and now bundled cables to be permanently mounted in the building. The cabling apparatus has a frame supporting four elongated rollers so as to define a rectangular cable retention area bounded by the four elongated rollers. The cable retention area allows for the accumulation and retention of a number of cables fed through the cable retention area. A lower elongated roller of the four elongated rollers is pivotally connected to the frame such that pivoting of the lower elongated roller releases the accumulated cables. A remote controlled actuation system is connected to the pivoting lower elongated roller to provide automatic pivot control thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Ballard
  • Publication number: 20110127476
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for guiding and installing cables in a building provides automated release of cables that are temporarily retained by the cabling apparatuses to allow the once retained and now bundled cables to be permanently mounted in the building. The cabling apparatus has a frame supporting four elongated rollers so as to define a rectangular cable retention area bounded by the four elongated rollers. The cable retention area allows for the accumulation and retention of a number of cables fed through the cable retention area. A lower elongated roller of the four elongated rollers is pivotally connected to the frame such that pivoting of the lower elongated roller releases the accumulated cables. A remote controlled actuation system is connected to the pivoting lower elongated roller to provide automated pivot control thereof. A closed-looped pulley system may used in conjunction with the cabling devices to pull the cables through the cabling devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Ballard