Patents by Inventor Mark B. Duclos

Mark B. Duclos 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).

  • Wire supply assembly
    Patent number: 6012664
    Abstract: An assembly for supplying wire from a spool includes a support for holding the spool, a sensor mounted on the support and detachably secured to an end of the spool for detecting supplying of the end of the wire from the spool, and a controller for precluding supplying of wire from the spool when the sensor detects supplying of the end of the wire. The support may hold a plurality of spools and include a plurality of sensors and indicators for sensing and indicating spool depletion. Wires may follow a wire feed path to a winder including a first portion extending generally vertically from the support, a second portion extending generally vertically from the winder, and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Industrial Company
    Inventors: Mark B. Duclos, C. W. Luttrell
  • Wire supply assembly
    Patent number: 5816514
    Abstract: An assembly for supplying wire from a spool includes a support for holding the spool, a sensor mounted on the support and detachably secured to an end of the spool for detecting supplying of the end of the wire from the spool, and a controller for precluding supplying of wire from the spool when the sensor detects supplying of the end of the wire. The support may hold a plurality of spools and include a plurality of sensors and indicators for sensing and indicating spool depletion. Wires may follow a wire feed path to a winder including a first portion extending generally vertically from the support, a second portion extending generally vertically from the winder, and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Reliance Electrice Industrial Company
    Inventors: Mark B. Duclos, C. W. Luttrell