Patents by Inventor Rodney SPADE

Rodney SPADE 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).

  • Tooling sensing and calibration apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11280635
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to verify that proper tooling has been installed in a cable preparation apparatus and/or to calibrate the tooling prior to running the cable preparation apparatus with a cable inserted therein. The method includes: inserting a reference device between blades of the cable preparation device; moving the blades inward toward the reference device until the blades engage the reference device; collecting data to determine when the blades engage the reference device; and comparing the collected data of the blades to an expected range of data of the reference device, wherein if the collected data of the blades does not conform to the expected range of data of the reference device the tooling is not validated, and the apparatus alerts the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Rodney Spade, Gary L. Deck, Christopher John Gavlak, Michael Morris, Thomas Emery Backenstoes
  • TOOLING SENSING AND CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210123773
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to verify that proper tooling has been installed in a cable preparation apparatus and/or to calibrate the tooling prior to running the cable preparation apparatus with a cable inserted therein. The method includes: inserting a reference device between blades of the cable preparation device; moving the blades inward toward the reference device until the blades engage the reference device; collecting data to determine when the blades engage the reference device; and comparing the collected data of the blades to an expected range of data of the reference device, wherein if the collected data of the blades does not conform to the expected range of data of the reference device the tooling is not validated, and the apparatus alerts the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Steven HOUSER, Rodney SPADE, Gary L. DECK, Christopher John GAVLAK, Michael MORRIS, Thomas Emery BACKENSTOES