Patents by Inventor Mark D. Bennett
Mark D. Bennett 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).
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Patent number: 10680418Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus lubricating a wire or cable during manufacturing, wherein the wire is aligned with an entry to a spraying enclosure and passes through a first seal of the spraying enclosure. Lubricant is sprayed onto the wire inside of the spraying enclosure while the unapplied, but sprayed, lubricant is collected at the bottom of the spraying enclosure. The wire passes through a second seal of the spraying enclosure, is aligned, and exits from the spraying enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T Bigbee, Jr., Ramon V. Hernandez
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Patent number: 10654607Abstract: A system for applying labels to cable or conduit including at least one label and a label applicator. The label applicator including at least one guide roller, at least one tamping device comprising at least one tamping pad for applying at least one label onto the moving cable or conduit, and a guide shoe assembly. The guide shoe assembly comprises a guide shoe, the guide shoe comprises a rounding member, a plurality of springs for providing flexibility to the rounding member when the moving cable or conduit passes the at least one guide shoe, a support mount for supporting the at least one guide shoe, a plurality of pivots disposed between the rounding member and the rounding member support for adjusting the set of springs, and a fitted member for providing an anchor for the at least one guide shoe to connect with the support mount.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Stephen S. Griffin
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Patent number: 10618211Abstract: An apparatus for extruding a jacket and/or insulative material onto an extruded product with one or more longitudinal stripes incorporated onto the surface of said extruded product comprising a body, a primary feed conduit for conveying a primary extrusion material, a striping die, a secondary feed conduit for conveying a secondary extrusion material, a striping die adapter, a striping feed conduit extending through the striping die adapter for conveying striping extrusion material. The striping die adapter may also include a thermocouple for maintaining the viscosity of the striping extrusion material and a thermocouple for monitoring the temperature of said striping die adapter. The striping die includes one or more striping extrusion outlets for conveying striping extrusion material onto the extruded product. The striping die may also include a wishbone-shaped trough for delivering equal amounts of striping extrusion material to said extrusion outlets for extrusion onto the product.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: William T. Bigbee, Jr., Mark D. Bennett
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Publication number: 20190341751Abstract: An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, JR.
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Patent number: 10374402Abstract: An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr.
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Patent number: 10035618Abstract: A system for applying labels to cable or conduit including at least one label and a label applicator. The label applicator including at least one guide roller, at least one tamping device comprising at least one tamping pad for applying at least one label onto the moving cable or conduit, and a guide shoe assembly. The guide shoe assembly comprises a guide shoe, the guide shoe comprises a rounding member, a plurality of springs for providing flexibility to the rounding member when the moving cable or conduit passes the at least one guide shoe, a support mount for supporting the at least one guide shoe, a plurality of pivots disposed between the rounding member and the rounding member support for adjusting the set of springs, and a fitted member for providing an anchor for the at least one guide shoe to connect with the support mount.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Stephen S. Griffin
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Publication number: 20180175594Abstract: An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, JR.
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Patent number: 9950826Abstract: A method for applying labels to a cable or conduit with a known circumference, the method including supplying at least one label, wherein the at least one label has a known label height, the label height is greater than the known circumference of the cable or conduit, and the label has a bottom, middle, and top portions, providing at least one tamping device, tamping the middle portion of the at least one label to the cable or conduit with the at least one tamping device, wherein the middle portion of the at least one label adheres to the cable or conduit, providing a guide shoe assembly, pressing the top portion of the at least one label against the cable or conduit with the guide shoe assembly, and pressing the bottom portion of the at least one label against the cable or conduit with the guide shoe assembly, wherein the top portion of the at least one label and the bottom portion of the at least one label overlap after pressed onto the cable or conduit.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Stephen S. Griffin
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Patent number: 9922756Abstract: An electrical cable having a plurality of conductors including a grounding conductor and at least one power-carrying conductor. The plurality of conductors disposed approximately in parallel within an outer jacket such that the electrical cable has a substantially elongated horizontal cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: David K. Smith, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Jose D. Garza, Mark D. Bennett
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Patent number: 9923345Abstract: An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr.
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Patent number: 9868243Abstract: An apparatus for extruding a jacket and/or insulative material onto an extruded product with one or more longitudinal stripes incorporated onto the surface of said extruded product comprising a body, a primary feed conduit for conveying a primary extrusion material, a striping die, a secondary feed conduit for conveying a secondary extrusion material, a striping die adapter, a striping feed conduit extending through the striping die adapter for conveying striping extrusion material. The striping die adapter may also include a thermocouple for maintaining the viscosity of the striping extrusion material and a thermocouple for monitoring the temperature of said striping die adapter. The striping die includes one or more striping extrusion outlets for conveying striping extrusion material onto the extruded product. The striping die may also include a wishbone-shaped trough for delivering equal amounts of striping extrusion material to said extrusion outlets for extrusion onto the product.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: William T. Bigbee, Jr., Mark D. Bennett
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Publication number: 20170077685Abstract: An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, JR.
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Patent number: 9537293Abstract: An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr.
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Patent number: 9446877Abstract: A system for applying labels to cable or conduit including at least one label and a label applicator. The label applicator including at least one guide roller, at least one tamping device comprising at least one tamping pad for applying at least one label onto the moving cable or conduit, and a guide shoe assembly. The guide shoe assembly comprises a guide shoe, the guide shoe comprises a rounding member, a plurality of springs for providing flexibility to the rounding member when the moving cable or conduit passes the at least one guide shoe, a support mount for supporting the at least one guide shoe, a plurality of pivots disposed between the rounding member and the rounding member support for adjusting the set of springs, and a fitted member for providing an anchor for the at least one guide shoe to connect with the support mount.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Steve Griffin
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Patent number: 9412495Abstract: An electrical cable having an integrally formed jacket and partitioned wall members and process and apparatus for making the same, wherein the electrical cable comprises a non-metallic jacket that encapsulates an insulated conductor and a bare grounding conductor, wherein the insulated conductor and the bare grounding material are separated by a wall that runs the length of the electrical cable and is integrally formed with the jacket. A die assembly unit for manufacturing an electrical cable having an integrally formed jacket and partitioned wall members. The die assembly unit comprising a die assembly nozzle and a die assembly cap. The die assembly nozzle further comprising an extrusion tip with at least one wall channel to allow for the creation of the integrally formed wall members.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William Thomas Bigbee, Jr., Steve Griffin
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Patent number: 9305683Abstract: A process and system for printing sequences of alpha-numeric characters on segments of wire or cable during production. In one embodiment, the process and system comprises printing a sequence of alpha-numeric values onto a first segment of wire up to an input target value. The process and system further comprises printing a sequence of alpha-numeric values onto a second segment of wire up to a second input target value. In one embodiment, the process and system is capable of printing sequences on segments of wire or cable up to variable target values without requiring a shutdown of the production process, and without requiring lag time between printing on subsequent wire or cable segments.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: William T. Bigbee, Jr., Mark D. Bennett
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Patent number: 8776784Abstract: A concentrating solar power device may include a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a thermal storage device. The primary mirror may reflect solar rays from the sun towards the secondary mirror. The secondary mirror may reflect the solar rays reflected from the primary mirror towards the thermal storage device. The thermal storage device, which may comprise a thermal medium such as salt, may collect/absorb energy from the solar rays which may be used to run multiple Stirling engines, and/or an energy storing or energy expending device.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Mark D. Bennett
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Patent number: 8648245Abstract: An AMTEC power system including a housing that defines a cold chamber and a hot chamber, an insulative material disposed between the cold chamber and the hot chamber, the insulative material including carbon foam, and at least one AMTEC cell received in the housing, the AMTEC cell extending into both the cold chamber and the hot chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Mark D. Bennett
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Patent number: 8629345Abstract: A solar receiver including a housing defining an internal volume divided into at least a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the second chamber is in fluid communication with the first chamber, the housing further defining a first opening into the first chamber, a second opening into the first chamber and a third opening into the second chamber, a generally transparent cover connected to the housing to generally seal the first opening, and a thermal energy storage material received in the first chamber, the thermal energy storage material including a thermally conductive material defining an internal chamber and a salt received in the internal chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Mark D. Bennett
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Patent number: 8575468Abstract: A solar AMTEC power system including a support structure, an electric generator segment connected to the support structure, the electric generator segment including a receiver and at least two wings extending at a non-zero angle relative to the receiver, wherein each wing defines an enclosed volume divided into a hot chamber and a cold chamber and includes at least one AMTEC cell extending between the hot chamber and the cold chamber, and wherein the receiver is at least partially transparent to solar energy and defines a heated chamber and a fluid return chamber, the fluid return chamber being in fluid communication with the heated chamber and the cold chambers of the wings, and the heated chamber being in fluid communication with the hot chambers of the wings, and an optical element positioned relative to the electric generator segment to direct solar energy to the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Mark D. Bennett