Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Roessing

Thomas J. Roessing 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).

  • Method of filling a cable with a flooding compound
    Patent number: 4729803
    Abstract: A flooding compound for a waterproof communications cable is formed from a heated mixture of 92-94% by weight of a microcrystalline wax, 3-5% polyethylene and 2-4% of a rubber. The heated mixture is extruded between the plastic jacket and core sheath of a cable. The compound exhibits the adhesive and slip characteristics of, and is a replacement for, atactic polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Witco Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Hindman, Thomas J. Roessing, Joseph D. Burkhard
  • Cable with flooding compound
    Patent number: 4724277
    Abstract: A flooding compound for a waterproof communications cable is formed from a heated mixture of 92-94% by weight of a microcrystalline wax, 3-5% polyethylene and 2-4% of a rubber. The heated mixture is extruded between the plastic jacket and core sheath of a cable. The compound exhibits the adhesive and slip characteristics of, and is a replacement for, atactic polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Witco Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Hindman, Thomas J. Roessing, Joseph D. Burkhard
  • Cable flooding compound
    Patent number: 4716191
    Abstract: A flooding compound for a waterproof communications cable is formed from a heated mixture of 92-94% by weight of a microcrystalline wax, 3-5% polyethylene and 2-4% of a rubber. The heated mixture is extruded between the plastic jacket and core sheath of a cable. The compound exhibits the adhesive and slip characteristics of, and is a replacement for, atactic polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Witco Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Hindman, Thomas J. Roessing, Joseph D. Burkhard