Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Dover

Thomas J. Dover 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).

  • Twisting machine flyer bow
    Patent number: 3945182
    Abstract: This flyer bow is for a machine used for twisting together communication cable wires to make conductor pairs, or twisting together large numbers of wires. The bow has a recess into which the twisted wires can nest and be held by centrifugal force in a position away from the windage caused by the rapid rotation of the bow in an orbital path. This prevents a loop from forming in the twisted wires as sometimes occurs in machines where windage overcomes the centrifugal force and wire tension. This invention permits operation of twisting machines with lower wire tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1976
    Assignee: General Cable Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Dover, Walter F. Thompson