Patents by Inventor Ronan Kavanagh

Ronan Kavanagh 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).

  • Method and device for crimping composite electrical insulators
    Patent number: 6606891
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring crimping of metal end fittings onto electrically insulating core rods. The force and/or pressure applied to the metal end fittings by crimping jaws are monitored during crimping. The distance travelled by the crimping jaws is also measured during crimping. A change is detected in the relationship between the force and/or pressure and the distance travelled by the crimping jaws, such as by detecting a non-increasing force and/or pressure with an increasing distance. The methods and apparatus of the present invention may provide for detection and/or prediction of cracks in the electrically insulating core rods to improve the crimping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics UK Limited
    Inventors: Brian McGowan, Ronan Kavanagh