Patents by Inventor Michael Ray Bailey
Michael Ray Bailey 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: 7820090Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel preferably extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is preferably coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2004Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Commscope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Jr., Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey, Christopher Gemme, George Bollinger, Scott Lumley
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Patent number: 7361835Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous, coated, high elongation wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Commscope, Inc. of North AmericaInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Jr., Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey
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Patent number: 7279643Abstract: The invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and be readily detected by toning equipment. The conduit can be coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel preferably extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube; a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and preferably coated with a composition that prevents it from adhering to the polymer melt that forms the elongate polymeric tube. The present invention includes methods of making the toneable conduit and methods of coupling a first toneable conduit with a second toneable conduit.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Commscope Solutions Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Jr., Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey, Christopher Gemme, George Bollinger, Scott Lumley
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Publication number: 20040262023Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel preferably extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is preferably coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: CommScope Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey, Christopher Gemme, George Bollinger, Scott Lumley
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Publication number: 20030094298Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel preferably extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is preferably coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: CommScope Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey, Christopher Gemme, George Bollinger, Scott Lumley
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Publication number: 20030094297Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous, coated, high elongation wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2001Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: CommScope Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey