Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Hendricks

Joseph E. Hendricks 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: 8651146
    Abstract: The different embodiments of the cable stand-off serve as a thermally inslutative protector. In one embodiment, the cable stand-off includes an elongated member defining a lumen therethrough, and a plurality of fins extending from an outer surface of the elongated member, wherein the plurality of fins includes sets of fins, each set of fins being spaced a longitudinal distance from one another and being positioned around a circumference of the elongated member. Another embodiment of the cable stand-off comprises an elongated member having a helical shape and surrounding at least a portion of a length of at least one energy transmission conduit. In yet another embodiment, a cable stand-off comprises an elongated surrounding at least a portion of a length of an energy transmission conduit, wherein the elongated member is made of a non-flammable, low particulate, flexible fiber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Kristin D. Johnson, Joseph E. Hendricks, Darion Peterson, Christopher T. Rusin, Kevin J. Seifert, Arnold V. DeCarlo
  • Publication number: 20090084581
    Abstract: The different embodiments of the cable stand-off serve as a thermally inslutative protector. In one embodiment, the cable stand-off includes an elongated member defining a lumen therethrough, and a plurality of fins extending from an outer surface of the elongated member, wherein the plurality of fins includes sets of fins, each set of fins being spaced a longitudinal distance from one another and being positioned around a circumference of the elongated member. Another embodiment of the cable stand-off comprises an elongated member having a helical shape and surrounding at least a portion of a length of at least one energy transmission conduit. In yet another embodiment, a cable stand-off comprises an elongated surrounding at least a portion of a length of an energy transmission conduit, wherein the elongated member is made of a non-flammable, low particulate, flexible fiber material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Kristin D. Johnson, Joseph E. Hendricks, Darion Peterson, Christopher T. Rusin, Kevin J. Seifert, Arnold V. DeCarlo