Patents by Inventor Thierry Houdard

Thierry Houdard 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).

  • Sealing member
    Patent number: 6116614
    Abstract: A sealing member is provided which can be spirally wrapped around an elongate article (e.g., a cable) comprises a strip of sealing material (e.g., gel sealing material), and at least one series of gripping elements situated adjacent to the strip of sealing material and extending beside a longitudinal edge of the sealing material. In use, the gripping elements cause the sealing member to grip an elongate article around which it is spirally wrapped. The sealing member may also include a support strip to which the strip of sealing material and each series of gripping elements are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: N.V. Raychem, S.A.
    Inventors: Alain Wambeke, Thierry Houdard