Patents by Inventor Johan Legrand

Johan Legrand 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: 6864427
    Abstract: A device for enclosing an elongate object (20), such as a cable splice, including a flexible sheet (2) which can be laid around the elongate object and secured by support members (5, 6) attached to edges (3, 4) of the sheet. The support members (5, 6) may be hinged half-shells. The flexible sheet (2) may be a gel layer and/or a rubber layer which is stretched when the device is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem N.V.
    Inventors: Christiaan Radelet, Johan Legrand
  • Publication number: 20040065467
    Abstract: A device (1) for enclosing an elongate object (20), such as a cable splice, comprises a flexible sheet (2) which can be laid around the elongate object and secured by support members (5, 6) attached to edges (3, 4) of the sheet. The support members (5, 6) may be hinged half-shells. The flexible sheet (2) preferably comprises a gel layer and/or a rubber layer which is stretched when the device is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Christiaan Radelet, Johan Legrand
  • Patent number: 6687450
    Abstract: Break-out devices are provided for longitudinally extending elements. The break-out devices include a base member and a pair of ribs extending from the base member that define a longitudinally extending channel configured to receive the longitudinally extending elements therebetween. The inner sides of each of the pair of the ribs may include one or more longitudinally extending slots defining pairs of slots. A removable partition is inserted into the channel to provide a through-hole dimensioned to receive one or more of the longitudinally extending elements. The removable partition may be inserted in one of the pairs of slots. The partition may include a locking mechanism that retains the partition in the channel. Methods for organizing optical fiber elements using such break-out devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem NV
    Inventors: Dirk Kempeneers, Luiz Neves Mendez, Lodewijk von Noten, Philippe Kalmes, Sam Leeman, Johan Legrand, Jos Vandepoel
  • Patent number: 6344615
    Abstract: A closure is provided including a casing part having at least one opening configured to receive an elongate object within the casing part. A sealing chamber defined by the casing part is positioned adjacent the opening so as to receive the elongate object in the sealing chamber and a sealant material is positioned in the sealing chamber. A relatively displaceable wall part of the casing part in provided in various embodiments which communicatively contacts the sealant material and is coupled to another part of the casing part by a flexible hinge part so as to allow movement of the relatively displaceable wall part relative to the other part of the casing. A compression means may be provided for applying a compressive force to the sealant material through the relatively displaceable wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem N.V.
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Etienne Nolf, Johan Legrand, Valere Buekers, Dirk Deroost, David Arthur Wittmeier, Christiaan Radelet, Peter Bos