Patents by Inventor Thomas Eldridge

Thomas Eldridge 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).

  • Cable and method for precluding fluid wicking
    Patent number: 6610932
    Abstract: A method and a resulting communication cable is disclosed which provides multiple degrees of control of fluid wicking propensity within the interior of the cable by impregnating the cable with a sealing composition and curing the sealing composition therein. The cable includes a central strata, a penultimate strata and an ultimate strata concentrically disposed. The central strata includes a central signal transmission medium circumscribed by a dielectric having an etched exterior surface. The penultimate strata includes a braided conductor circumscribing the dielectric and an inner jacket surrounding the braided conductor and including an etched exterior surface. The penultimate strata further includes at least one non-continuous zone of sealing composition impregnated into the braided conductor and bonding with the etched exterior surface of the dielectric. The ultimate strata includes a braided sheath circumscribing the inner jacket and an outer jacket surrounding the braided sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Bently Neveda, LLC
    Inventors: David C. Van Den Berg, Thomas Eldridge, Robert Scott Evans
  • Cable and method for precluding fluid wicking
    Publication number: 20020027008
    Abstract: A method and a resulting communication cable is disclosed which provides multiple degrees of control of fluid wicking propensity within the interior of the cable by impregnating the cable with a sealing composition and curing the sealing composition therein. The cable includes a central strata, a penultimate strata and an ultimate strata concentrically disposed. The central strata includes a central signal transmission medium circumscribed by a dielectric having an etched exterior surface. The penultimate strata includes a braided conductor circumscribing the dielectric and an inner jacket surrounding the braided conductor and including an etched exterior surface. The penultimate strata further includes at least one non-continuous zone of sealing composition impregnated into the braided conductor and bonding with the etched exterior surface of the dielectric. The ultimate strata includes a braided sheath circumscribing the inner jacket and an outer jacket surrounding the braided sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Dave Van Den Berg, Thomas Eldridge, Robert Scott Evans
  • Cable and method for precluding fluid wicking
    Patent number: 6293005
    Abstract: A method and a resulting communication cable is disclosed which provides multiple degrees of control of fluid wicking propensity within the interior of the cable by impregnating the cable with a sealing composition and curing the sealing composition therein. The cable includes a central strata, a penultimate strata and an ultimate strata concentrically disposed. The central strata includes a central signal transmission medium circumscribed by a dielectric having an etched exterior surface. The penultimate strata includes a braided conductor circumscribing the dielectric and an inner jacket surrounding the braided conductor and including an etched exterior surface. The penultimate strata further includes at least one non-continuous zone of sealing composition impregnated into the braided conductor and bonding with the etched exterior surface of the dielectric. The ultimate strata includes a braided sheath circumscribing the inner jacket and an outer jacket surrounding the braided sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Bently Nevada Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Van Den Berg, Thomas Eldridge, Scott Evans