Patents by Inventor Paul Kroushl

Paul Kroushl 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).

  • Publication number: 20240077151
    Abstract: A water hose particularly suitable for home and garden use, as well as light industrial or commercial use. The hose has a composite form and contains multiple bonded layers that synergistically contribute to durability, flexibility at a wide range of temperatures, kink resistance, and excellent flow rates while being relatively light in weight as compared to some conventional multi-layer composite hoses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Olivia French DEATON, Timothy L. CHAPMAN, Butch CRITTENDEN, Paul KROUSHL
  • Patent number: 10458576
    Abstract: A hose assembly, preferably a garden hose assembly, preferably having an inner tube in contact with and covered by an outer tube or jacket, wherein the jacket is not bonded, connected or attached to the inner tube between and couplers of the hose assembly, and wherein the inner tube includes a modified thermoplastic composition that exhibits desirable characteristics including fatigue resistance, abrasion resistance, and puncture resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TEKNOR APEX COMPANY
    Inventors: Roland Ruprecht, Paul Kroushl, Timothy L. Chapman, Maryellen Cox
  • Patent number: 9972421
    Abstract: A cable includes a first twisted pair of insulated conductors having a first lay length and a second twisted pair of insulated conductors having a second lay length, where the second lay length is longer than the first lay length. At least one jacket covers the pairs. An additive is added to the insulation of the conductors of the second twisted pair so that the dielectric constant of the insulation of the conductors of the second twisted pair is raised relative to the dielectric constant of the insulation of the conductors of the first twisted pair resulting in a reduced skew between the first and second twisted pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Qibo Jiang, Paul Kroushl
  • Publication number: 20180106398
    Abstract: A hose assembly, preferably a garden hose assembly, preferably having an inner tube in contact with and covered by an outer tube or jacket, wherein the jacket is not bonded, connected or attached to the inner tube between and couplers of the hose assembly, and wherein the inner tube includes a modified thermoplastic composition that exhibits desirable characteristics including fatigue resistance, abrasion resistance, and puncture resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Roland Ruprecht, Paul Kroushl, Timothy L. Chapman, Maryellen Cox
  • Patent number: 9842672
    Abstract: A communications cable includes a jacket and a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another. A cross-filler is arranged between the twisted pairs, where the cross filler is constructed of a PVC formulation using a halogenated plasticizer as the primary plasticizer and having a dissipation factor below 0.01 at frequencies between 100 MHz to 500 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Qibo Jiang, Joshua Keller, Paul Kroushl
  • Publication number: 20160037691
    Abstract: A discontinuous shielding tape includes a first tape layer having a first width and a metallic layer disposed on the first tape layer having a second width. The second width of the metallic layer is narrower than the first width of the first tape layer so as to leave at least two metallic free strips running the longitudinal length of the first tape layer, one on either side of the metal layer. The metallic layer is scored only within the second width of the metal layer with resultant discrete metallic elements such than when the first tape layer is stretched, the discrete metallic elements are separated each by a gap creating the discontinuous shielding tape, where the two metallic free strips are configured to maintain integrity of the first tape layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Kroushl, Paul Vanderlaan
  • Patent number: 9196398
    Abstract: The present arrangement provides a communication cable having a plurality of twisted pair communication elements, a jacket surrounding the twisted pairs and a shield element disposed between the pairs and the jacket. The shield element is constructed as a tape substrate with a plurality of foil shielding elements disposed thereon, the foil shielding elements being formed in the shape of triangles and arranged on the substrate with at least a first foil shield element having a base of its triangle shape disposed substantially parallel to a longitudinal edge of the tape substrate. Each subsequent triangle is disposed on the tape substrate at a distance apart from the first triangle foil shielding element with a base of its triangle shape disposed substantially parallel to an opposite longitudinal edge of the tape substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Paul Kroushl, Qibo Jiang, Greg Heffner, Joshua Keller
  • Publication number: 20150318075
    Abstract: A cross filler for arrangement within a LAN cable has a plurality of twisted pair conductors. The filler has a body and a plurality of radially extending arms, where each of the arms has a plurality of alternating supports and cavities along the surface of the arms. At least one of the radially extending arms is disposed within the LAN cable between at least two of the twisted pairs of the plurality of twisted pairs. The at least one of the radially extending arms is dimensioned such that when the cross filler is positioned with the cable, the at least two of the twisted pairs of the plurality of twisted pairs, on either side of the radially extending arm therebetween, rests on at least one of the supports on the radially extending arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Greg Heffner, Mike Laudenslager, Paul Kroushl, Donald Stevens
  • Patent number: 9086556
    Abstract: A multi-tube optical fiber cable has a core with a first set of one or more optical fiber tubes, each having one or more optical fibers loosely arranged therein. The first set of tubes is constructed of a polymer having a low Young's constant modulus. The core also includes at least two strength members with a first binder arranged around the first set of optical fiber tubes and the strength members, where the first binder is substantially flat in shape such that there is no deformation of the first set of tubes, and where the strength members are offset from a central axis of the cable. The cable maintains a second set of a plurality of optical fiber tubes, each having one or more optical fibers loosely arranged therein, arranged around the outer circumference of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: David Keller, Randie Yoder, Paul Kroushl, Dan Rouse
  • Patent number: 8895858
    Abstract: A cable is provided containing one or more polymeric elements for reduction of crosstalk. The cable includes a plurality of unshielded twisted pairs, each of which is an insulated conductor pair twisted around one another, each having a different lay length. A jacket encloses the plurality of unshielded twisted pairs, where an unshielded twisted pair, has the longest lay length among the plurality of unshielded twisted pairs is positioned within the center of the jacket such that an axis of the twisted pairs that has the longest lay length substantially coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the cable. A plurality of bumper elements are disposed within the jacket in the interstices between said plurality of unshielded twisted pairs, where the bumper elements are profiled polymer structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Greg Heffner, Joshua Keller, Qibo Jiang, Paul Kroushl, Fredric Jean, Kathy Perevosnik
  • Patent number: 8841557
    Abstract: A communications cable has a jacket, a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another. A cross-filler is arranged between the twisted pairs where the cross-filler is constructed of PEI (polyetherimide).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Paul Kroushl, Thierry Auvray
  • Patent number: 8835765
    Abstract: A cable is provided with a first twisted pair of insulated conductors having a first lay length and a first insulation resulting in a first signal propagation rate and a second twisted pair of insulated conductors having a second lay length and a second insulation resulting in a second signal propagation rate. The second signal propagation rate is faster than the first signal propagation rate resulting a first amount of signal skew between signals travelling through the first twisted pair and the second twisted pair. A jacket covers the pairs. Titanium dioxide is added to the insulation of the conductors of the second twisted pair so that the dielectric constant of the insulation of the conductors of the second twisted pair is raised, lowering the second signal propagation rate, resulting in a second amount of signal skew which is less than the first amount of signal skew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Qibo Jiang, Paul Kroushl
  • Patent number: 8829352
    Abstract: A communications cable having a jacket and a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another, where on at least one twisted pair, the insulation on the conductors of the pair is a two layer insulation with a first inner layer of polyolefin and a second outer layer of imide polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Thierry Auvray, Paul Kroushl
  • Publication number: 20140238720
    Abstract: The present arrangement provides a communication cable having a plurality of twisted pair communication elements, a jacket surrounding the twisted pairs and a shield element disposed between the pairs and the jacket. The shield element is constructed as a tape substrate with a plurality of foil shielding elements disposed thereon, the foil shielding elements being formed in the shape of triangles and arranged on the substrate with at least a first foil shield element having a base of its triangle shape disposed substantially parallel to a longitudinal edge of the tape substrate. Each subsequent triangle is disposed on the tape substrate at a distance apart from the first triangle foil shielding element with a base of its triangle shape disposed substantially parallel to an opposite longitudinal edge of the tape substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Kroushl, Qibo Jiang, Greg Heffner, Joshua Keller
  • Patent number: 8639076
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable is provided with a plurality of buffer tubes each with one or more optical fibers, a plurality of strength members and a jacket. The fibers within the cable meet maximum attenuation of substantially 0.07 db increase when decreasing from ?23° C. to ?60° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: David Keller, Paul Kroushl, Randie Yoder, Dan Rouse
  • Publication number: 20140008102
    Abstract: A spacer for use in a twisted pair of electrical conductors said spacer includes a polymer strip and a series of openings in said polymer strip. The polymer strip is configured to be placed between two adjacent conductors of a twisted pair. The polymer strip and said series of openings are constructed so that the series of openings are not substantially crushed during a twinning process of twisting the adjacent conductors of the twisted pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Kroushl, Paul Vanderlaan
  • Publication number: 20140000935
    Abstract: A cable is provided containing one or o polymeric elements for reduction of crosstalk. The cable includes a plurality of unshielded twisted pairs, each of which is an insulated conductor pair twisted around one another, each having a different lay length. A jacket encloses the plurality of unshielded twisted pairs, where an unshielded twisted pair, has the longest lay length among the plurality of unshielded twisted pairs is positioned within the center of the jacket such that an axis of the twisted pairs that has the longest lay length substantially coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the cable. A plurality of bumper elements are disposed within the jacket in the interstices between said plurality of unshielded twisted pairs, where the bumper elements are profiled polymer structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Greg Heffner, Joshua Keller, Qibo Jiang, Paul Kroushl, Frederic Jean, Kathy Perevosnik
  • Publication number: 20130213686
    Abstract: A communications cable includes a jacket and a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another. A cross-filler is arranged between the twisted pairs, where the cross filler is constructed of a PVC formulation using a halogenated plasticizer as the primary plasticizer and having a dissipation factor below 0.01 at frequencies between 100 MHz to 500 MHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Qibo Jiang, Joshua Keller, Paul Kroushl
  • Patent number: 8486502
    Abstract: A cable jacket includes an extruded polymer made from PVDF, PVC and a compatibilizing agent, where a ratio of PVDF, PVC and a compatibilizing agent is substantially 7:3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Qibo Jiang, Paul Kroushl
  • Publication number: 20130037302
    Abstract: A communications cable has a jacket, a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another. A cross-filler is arranged between the twisted pairs where the cross-filler is constructed of PEI (polyetherimide).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Kroushl, Thierry Auvray