Patents by Inventor Samuel C. Ramey

Samuel C. Ramey 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).

  • Patent number: 11056865
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cable routing system with a bracket that joins adjacent cable trays. The bracket includes a main body having a top edge, a bottom edge, and sides. The top edge includes at least one notch at a center of the main body to retain transverse wires of the adjacent cable trays. The bottom edge includes a spring arm to hold the bracket in place. The bracket is attached to adjacent cable trays with a longitudinal wire of each cable tray positioned between the top edge and the spring arm to secure the bracket to the cable tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Shaun P. Brouwer, David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
  • Patent number: 10240393
    Abstract: A thermal expansion and contraction system secures cables to a ladder rung. The thermal expansion and contraction system includes a cable grip secured to the ladder rung. The cable grip includes a protective grommet for holding cables to the ladder rung, a metal plate and wire forms to secure the protective grommet to the metal plate. The thermal expansion and contraction system also includes a cable divider secured to the ladder rung to maintaining separation of cables and a cable containment clamp secured to the ladder rung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau, Samuel C. Ramey, Shaun P. Brouwer, Scott K. Benedict
  • Patent number: 10058011
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a cooling duct assembly for electronic equipment installed in a cabinet. The cooling duct assembly comprises at least one main duct in fluid communication with a front portion of the cabinet. The at least one main duct receives cold air from the front portion of the cabinet and routes the cold air toward a back portion of the cabinet. Additionally, the cooling duct assembly comprises at least one side duct in fluid communication with the at least one main duct. The at least one side duct receives the cold air from the at least one main duct and routes the cold air to at least one side air intake opening on the electronic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Frank J. Graczyk, Samuel C. Ramey, James N. Fleming, Paul M. Herbst, Michael J. McGrath, Joseph D. Wentworth, Alva B. Eaton
  • Publication number: 20180152012
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cable routing system with a bracket that joins adjacent cable trays. The bracket includes a main body having a top edge, a bottom edge, and sides. The top edge includes at least one notch at a center of the main body to retain transverse wires of the adjacent cable trays. The bottom edge includes a spring arm to hold the bracket in place. The bracket is attached to adjacent cable trays with a longitudinal wire of each cable tray positioned between the top edge and the spring arm to secure the bracket to the cable tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Shaun P. Brouwer, David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
  • Publication number: 20180051514
    Abstract: A thermal expansion and contraction system secures cables to a ladder rung. The thermal expansion and contraction system includes a cable grip secured to the ladder rung. The cable grip includes a protective grommet for holding cables to the ladder rung, a metal plate and wire forms to secure the protective grommet to the metal plate. The thermal expansion and contraction system also includes a cable divider secured to the ladder rung to maintaining separation of cables and a cable containment clamp secured to the ladder rung.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau, Samuel C. Ramey, Shaun P. Brouwer, Scott K. Benedict
  • Patent number: 9853428
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cable routing system with a bracket that joins adjacent cable trays. The bracket includes a main body with upper members, a bottom member and sides. The upper members have a space therebetween to retain transverse wires of adjacent cable trays. The sides include generally C-shaped arms extending from the sides of the main body and along the back of the main body. When the bracket is secured to the adjacent cable trays a longitudinal wire of each cable tray is positioned between the upper members and the sides of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Shaun P. Brouwer, David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
  • Patent number: 9810021
    Abstract: A thermal expansion and contraction system secures cables to a ladder rung. The thermal expansion and contraction system includes a cable grip secured to the ladder rung. The cable grip includes a protective grommet for holding cables to the ladder rung, a metal plate and wire forms to secure the protective grommet to the metal plate. The thermal expansion and contraction system also includes a cable divider secured to the ladder rung to maintaining separation of cables and a cable containment clamp secured to the ladder rung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau, Samuel C. Ramey, Shaun P. Brouwer, Scott K. Benedict
  • Patent number: 9574398
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for closing off an opening above, below, or between electronic equipment in a rack. The rack includes a pair of equipment rails. The electronic equipment is mounted to the equipment rails. The apparatus includes a base, a roller shade, and a handle. The roller shade is rotatably connected to the base and includes a free end extending from the base when the roller shade is rotated. The handle is connected to the free end of the roller shade. The base is removably connected to the equipment rails at a first position. The handle is removably connected to the equipment rails at a second position spaced apart from the first position such that the free end of the roller shade is extended to close off the opening in the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Gary L. Zernach, Nathan W. Pascarella, Darron J. Wright, Travis M. Samples, Joseph Allen Dukes, Mark A. Acklin, James N. Fleming, Samuel C. Ramey, Frank J. Graczyk, Alva B. Eaton
  • Publication number: 20160340978
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermal expansion and contraction system for securing cables to a ladder rung. The thermal expansion and contraction system includes a cable grip secured to the ladder rung. The cable grip includes a protective grommet for holding cables to the ladder rung, a metal plate and wire forms to secure the protective grommet to the metal plate. The thermal expansion and contraction system also includes a cable divider secured to the ladder rung to maintaining separation of cables and a cable containment clamp secured to the ladder rung.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: David J. Sylvester, Rodney G. Rouleau, Samuel C. Ramey, Shaun P. Brouwer, Scott K. Benedict
  • Patent number: 9332863
    Abstract: An aisle containment apparatus having a pair of spaced apart upper rails and a pair of spaced apart lower rails positioned spaced apart from and below the pair of upper rails. A side blanking panel is secured to one of the pair of upper rails and to one of the pair of lower rails and a ceiling spans between the pair of upper rails. A fixed panel is secured to the pair of upper rails and to the pair of lower rails and a moveable panel is releasably secured to the pair of upper rails and is adjustably positioned along the pair of upper rails so as to position the moveable panel a predetermined distance from the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Samuel M. Marrs, Muhammad Z. Feroz, Darren J. Reigle
  • Patent number: 9178343
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cable routing system with brackets that join cable trays to form the cable routing system. A bracket that joins perpendicular cable trays includes a main body and a securing clip. The main body has a bottom and two sides extending upwardly therefrom. Each side of the main body includes a deflectable side latch that engages a bottom longitudinal wire of the cable tray. The securing clip engages the main body to secure the bracket to the cable tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Shaun P. Brouwer, David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
  • Patent number: 9033748
    Abstract: A flexible electrical connector for electrical equipment is provided. The flexible electrical connector includes a flexible electrical conductor, a terminated end electrically and mechanically connected to the flexible electrical conductor, and a captive fastener for electrically and mechanically connecting the electrical equipment to the terminated end. The captive fastener is operably connected to the terminated end and includes a shaft operably connected to the terminated end, a rotatable member operably connected to the shaft, and a resilient member operably connected to the shaft and disposed between the rotatable member and the terminated end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Shaun P. Brouwer
  • Publication number: 20150090410
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for closing off an opening above, below, or between electronic equipment in a rack. The rack includes a pair of equipment rails. The electronic equipment is mounted to the equipment rails. The apparatus includes a base, a roller shade, and a handle. The roller shade is rotatably connected to the base and includes a free end extending from the base when the roller shade is rotated. The handle is connected to the free end of the roller shade. The base is removably connected to the equipment rails at a first position. The handle is removably connected to the equipment rails at a second position spaced apart from the first position such that the free end of the roller shade is extended to close off the opening in the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Gary L. Zernach, Nathan W. Pascarella, Darron J. Wright, Travis M. Samples, Joseph Allen Dukes, Mark A. Acklin, James N. Fleming, Samuel C. Ramey, Frank J. Graczyk
  • Patent number: 8915286
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for closing off an opening above, below, or between electronic equipment in a rack. The rack includes a pair of equipment rails. The electronic equipment is mounted to the equipment rails. The apparatus includes a base, a roller shade, and a handle. The roller shade is rotatably connected to the base and includes a free end extending from the base when the roller shade is rotated. The handle is connected to the free end of the roller shade. The base is removably connected to the equipment rails at a first position. The handle is removably connected to the equipment rails at a second position spaced apart from the first position such that the free end of the roller shade is extended to close off the opening in the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Gary L. Zernach, Nathan W. Pascarella, Darron J. Wright, Travis M. Samples, Joseph Allen Dukes, Mark A. Acklin, James N. Fleming, Samuel C. Ramey, Frank J. Graczyk
  • Publication number: 20140299717
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cable routing system with a bracket that joins adjacent cable trays. The bracket includes a main body with upper members, a bottom member and sides. The upper members have a space therebetween to retain transverse wires of adjacent cable trays. The sides include generally C-shaped arms extending from the sides of the main body and along the back of the main body. When the bracket is secured to the adjacent cable trays a longitudinal wire of each cable tray is positioned between the upper members and the sides of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: Shaun P. Brouwer, David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
  • Publication number: 20140263132
    Abstract: An aisle containment apparatus having a pair of spaced apart upper rails and a pair of spaced apart lower rails positioned spaced apart from and below the pair of upper rails. A side blanking panel is secured to one of the pair of upper rails and to one of the pair of lower rails and a ceiling spans between the pair of upper rails. A fixed panel is secured to the pair of upper rails and to the pair of lower rails and a moveable panel is releasably secured to the pair of upper rails and is adjustably positioned along the pair of upper rails so as to position the moveable panel a predetermined distance from the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Samuel M. Marrs, Muhammad Z. Feroz, Darren J. Reigle
  • Patent number: 8757559
    Abstract: A cable routing system formed from a tray with a plurality of transverse wires and a plurality of longitudinal wires. The transverse wires form a generally flat top portion with downwardly extending sidewalls. The longitudinal wires are positioned underneath the top portion, side longitudinal wires are positioned adjacent the downwardly extending sidewalls and bottom longitudinal wires are positioned at an end of each of the downwardly extending sidewalls. The transverse wires and the longitudinal wires form a grid with a plurality of openings for routing a plurality of cables. The cable routing system also includes a sidewall removablely secured to the tray to retain cables routed thereon and a corner radius device removablely secured to the tray to provide bend radius control to cables routed along intersecting cable trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David R. Davis, Shaun P. Brouwer, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
  • Publication number: 20140094057
    Abstract: A modular patch panel system is provided and includes a patch panel frame, a data module removably connected to the patch panel frame, and a power module removably connected to the patch panel frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Frank J. Graczyk, Samuel M. Marrs
  • Patent number: 8684319
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a wall mount bracket that supports a cable tray in a cable routing system. The wall mount bracket includes a back wall and a sidewall. The back wall has a top, a bottom, sides and mounting holes positioned therebetween. The sidewall extends outwardly from one side of the back wall. The longitudinal wires of the cable tray are positioned on the sidewall of the wall mount bracket. The sidewall also has a distal end with an engaging member that receives a bottom longitudinal wire of the sidewall of the cable tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Shaun P. Brouwer, David R. Davis, Dennis J. Waszak, Samuel C. Ramey, Scott R. Hartman, Robert Nicoli
  • Publication number: 20140073204
    Abstract: A flexible electrical connector for electrical equipment is provided. The flexible electrical connector includes a flexible electrical conductor, a terminated end electrically and mechanically connected to the flexible electrical conductor, and a captive fastener for electrically and mechanically connecting the electrical equipment to the terminated end. The captive fastener is operably connected to the terminated end and includes a shaft operably connected to the terminated end, a rotatable member operably connected to the shaft, and a resilient member operably connected to the shaft and disposed between the rotatable member and the terminated end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Shaun P. Brouwer