Patents by Inventor Russell L. Kelly

Russell L. Kelly 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).

  • Cover assembly with hybrid core structure
    Patent number: 10819097
    Abstract: An assembly for covering at least a portion of a cable, such as an electric cable, comprises an elastomeric tube and a hybrid support core structure. The hybrid core structure includes a central core structure formed from a spirally wound separable ribbon that supports a central portion of the elastomeric tube in a radially expanded state, and first and second solid end core structures that support first and second end portions of the elastomeric tube in a radially expanded state. Each solid end core structure has a film disposed on at least an inner surface thereof having a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.05.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gunther A. J. Stollwerck, Michael Petry, Johannes Fink, Werner Roehling, Christopher J. Evoniuk, Russell L. Kelly
  • COVER ASSEMBLY WITH HYBRID CORE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200052477
    Abstract: An assembly for covering at least a portion of a cable, such as an electric cable, comprises an elastomeric tube and a hybrid support core structure. The hybrid core structure includes a central core structure formed from a spirally wound separable ribbon that supports a central portion of the elastomeric tube in a radially expanded state, and first and second solid end core structures that support first and second end portions of the elastomeric tube in a radially expanded state. Each solid end core structure has a film disposed on at least an inner surface thereof having a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.05.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Gunther A.J. Stollwerck, Michael Petry, Johannes Fink, Werner Roehling, Christopher J. Evoniuk, Russell L. Kelly