Patents by Inventor Lothar Gerhard Kuhn

Lothar Gerhard Kuhn 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).

  • Device for insertion and or extraction of a cable, particularly an optical transmission cable, into or from a pipe-shaped line
    Patent number: 6198871
    Abstract: A device for the insertion and/or removal of a cable (1), particularly an optical transmission cable, into or from a pipe-shaped line (3), has a flange-like housing (5) attached to the pipe-shaped line (3), at least one arched guide pipe (13) placed in the housing (5) and projecting into the line (3) for guiding the cable (1) through a bore (17) drilled into the wall of the line (3) as well as multiple ring-shaped sealing elements (21) tightly enclosing the inserted cable (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Paul Egon Gregor, Lothar Gerhard Kuhn