Patents by Inventor Thomas Pothof

Thomas Pothof 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 and device for installing cable into cable guide tubing
    Patent number: 8118282
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved method and apparatus for installing a cable into cable guide tubing and the like. The method typically includes rotating a reel of cable guide tubing at least 360° while, using compressed gas, feeding a cable, such as a plurality of microducts, into the cable guide tubing. The related apparatus includes a cable injection unit and a rotation coupling unit to facilitate the installation of cable (e.g., microducts) into the rotating cable guide tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Draka Comteq, B.V.
    Inventors: Willem Griffioen, Willem Greven, Thomas Pothof, Patrick Menno Versteeg, Cornelis Van T Hul, Arie Van Wingerden
  • Method and Device for Installing Cable Into Cable Guide Tubing
    Publication number: 20080135818
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved method and apparatus for installing a cable into cable guide tubing and the like. The method typically includes rotating a reel of cable guide tubing at least 360° while, using compressed gas, feeding a cable, such as a plurality of microducts, into the cable guide tubing. The related apparatus includes a cable injection unit and a rotation coupling unit to facilitate the installation of cable (e.g., microducts) into the rotating cable guide tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: DRAKA COMTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Willem Griffioen, Willem Greven, Thomas Pothof, Patrick Menno Versteeg, Cornelis Van T Hul, Arie Van Wingerden