Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Ellis

Kenneth W. Ellis 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).

  • Cable assembly and connector module having a drain wire and a ground ferrule that are laser-welded together
    Patent number: 8905767
    Abstract: A cable assembly including a communication cable. The communication cable includes insulated conductors, a shielding layer that surrounds the insulated conductors, and a drain wire that extends along the shielding layer. The insulated conductors, the shielding layer, and the drain wire extend along a length of the cable to a terminating end of the cable. The cable assembly also includes a ground ferrule that is coupled to the terminating end of the cable. The ground ferrule is intimately engaged with the drain wire along a contact zone, wherein the ground ferrule and the drain wire are laser-welded together for at least a portion of the contact zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lee Putt, Jr., Kenneth W. Ellis, Julia Anne Lachman
  • CABLE ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOR MODULE HAVING A DRAIN WIRE AND A GROUND FERRULE
    Publication number: 20140220798
    Abstract: A cable assembly including a communication cable. The communication cable includes insulated conductors, a shielding layer that surrounds the insulated conductors, and a drain wire that extends along the shielding layer. The insulated conductors, the shielding layer, and the drain wire extend along a length of the cable to a terminating end of the cable. The cable assembly also includes a ground ferrule that is coupled to the terminating end of the cable. The ground ferrule is intimately engaged with the drain wire along a contact zone, wherein the ground ferrule and the drain wire are laser-welded together for at least a portion of the contact zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lee Putt, JR., Kenneth W. Ellis, Julia Anne Lachman
  • Finger splint
    Patent number: D310263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Ellis
  • Finger splint
    Patent number: D310883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Ellis