Patents by Inventor Robert Eugene Brooks
Robert Eugene Brooks 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: 11827409Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a label to a moving cable, the apparatus comprising: a roller for pressing a label against the moving cable, wherein the label has a first attaching edge and a second attaching edge and wherein the roller comprises: a first roller for pressing the label against the moving cable, wherein the label is pressed against the moving cable with the first attaching edge and the second attaching edge of the label on opposites sides of the moving cable; a first roll down roller for folding the second edge of the label against the moving cable; and a second roll down roller for folding the first edge of the label against the moving cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 11667085Abstract: A method for applying a label to an electrical cable having an outermost sheath with convolutions defining alternating peaks and valleys, the method including attaching the label to the sheath. The label includes a label substrate, the label substrate includes an attaching side, the attaching side being attached through an adhesive; and the label attaches to the peaks and spans across the valleys and circumferentially wraps around the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 11498715Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a label to a moving cable, the apparatus comprising: a roller for pressing a label against the moving cable, wherein the label has a first attaching edge and a second attaching edge and wherein the roller comprises: a first roller for pressing the label against the moving cable, wherein the label is pressed against the moving cable with the first attaching edge and the second attaching edge of the label on opposites sides of the moving cable; a first roll down roller for folding the second edge of the label against the moving cable; and a second roll down roller for folding the first edge of the label against the moving cable.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 11247404Abstract: A method for applying a label to an electrical cable having an outermost sheath with convolutions defining alternating peaks and valleys, the method including attaching the label to the sheath. The label includes a label substrate, the label substrate includes an attaching side, the attaching side being attached through an adhesive; and the label attaches to the peaks and spans across the valleys and circumferentially wraps around the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 10759558Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a label to a moving cable, the apparatus comprising: a roller for pressing a label against the moving cable, wherein the label has a first attaching edge and a second attaching edge and wherein the roller comprises: a first roller for pressing the label against the moving cable, wherein the label is pressed against the moving cable with the first attaching edge and the second attaching edge of the label on opposites sides of the moving cable; a first roll down roller for folding the second edge of the label against the moving cable; and a second roll down roller for folding the first edge of the label against the moving cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: ENCORE WIRE CORPORATIONInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 10272616Abstract: A method for applying a label to an electrical cable having an outermost sheath with convolutions defining alternating peaks and valleys, the method including attaching the label to the sheath. The label includes a label substrate, the label substrate includes an attaching side, the attaching side being attached through an adhesive; and the label attaches to the peaks and spans across the valleys and circumferentially wraps around the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 10046879Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a label to a moving cable, the apparatus comprising: an attaching device for applying a label onto a moving cable and a roller for pressing the label against the moving cable, wherein the roller comprises a first roller for pressing one label against the moving cable, wherein the first roller comprises a U shape hollow portion and is mounted at an angle with the U shape hollow portion directly facing a side of the moving cable and wherein the label is formed into a U shape a first edge of the U shape longer than a second edge of the U shape; a first roll down roller for folding the second edge of the label against the moving cable and the first edge of the label; and a second roll down roller for folding the first edge of the label against the folded second edge of the label and wherein the first roll down roller is mounted to overlap the second roll down roller to overlap the label edges onto the moving cable.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 9452856Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a label to a moving cable, the apparatus comprising: an attaching device for applying a label onto a moving cable and a roller for pressing the label against the moving cable, wherein the roller comprises a first roller for pressing one label against the moving cable, wherein the first roller comprises a U shape hollow portion and is mounted at an angle with the U shape hollow portion directly facing a side of the moving cable and wherein the label is formed into a U shape a first edge of the U shape longer than a second edge of the U shape; a first roll down roller for folding the second edge of the label against the moving cable and the first edge of the label; and a second roll down roller for folding the first edge of the label against the folded second edge of the label and wherein the first roll down roller is mounted to overlap the second roll down roller to overlap the label edges onto the moving cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 9409668Abstract: A method of attaching an adhesive backed label onto a moving cable, the method comprising attaching the label on the cable, wherein the attached label includes different length facing edges; maintaining different length facing edges of the label beyond crest of diameter of the cable, wherein the label substantially forms a U shape; pinching the different length facing edges of the label together; and pressing the pinched label to the moving cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Patent number: 8905108Abstract: An apparatus for affixing a label to a cable moving in a direction parallel to the cable's axis comprises: a bottom push up roller having a channel configured to receive a moving cable; a first roll down roller configured to fold down a side of a label onto the cable; a second roll down roller configured to fold down a side of a label onto the cable; and a top push down roller having a channel configured to receive a moving cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Publication number: 20110240230Abstract: An apparatus for affixing a label to a cable moving in a direction parallel to the cable's axis comprises: a bottom push up roller having a channel configured to receive a moving cable; a first roll down roller configured to fold down a side of a label onto the cable; a second roll down roller configured to fold down a side of a label onto the cable; and a top push down roller having a channel configured to receive a moving cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventor: Robert Eugene Brooks
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Publication number: 20100306983Abstract: An automatic, precision, fast, sequacious, economical method of attaching an informational element, like a label, completely around the perimeter of a continuously extruded or drawn, elongated article that is in the midst of its manufacture, constantly moving in a linear motion in its longitudinal axis, without stopping. The outer surface of the continuously extruded or drawn, elongated article has corrugations, roughness, comprising alternating ridges, strands and grooves which can not be written on directly with readable printing, making a label the only way to obtain a readable, informational element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2009Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventor: ROBERT EUGENE BROOKS
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Publication number: 20090001707Abstract: A labeled cable having: an outer surface having corrugations comprising alternating ridges and grooves disposed on the outer surface; and a label having a label body, the label body having an attaching side having an adhesive disposed thereon, the attaching side attachable to the ridges and panning across the grooves. An apparatus for affixing a label to a cable moving in a direction parallel to the cable's axis comprises: a bottom push up roller having a channel configured to receive a moving cable; a first roll down roller configured to fold down a side of a label onto the cable; a second roll down roller configured to fold down a side of a label onto the cable; and a top push down roller having a channel configured to receive a moving cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: Robert Eugene Brooks