Patents by Inventor Udaya P. Kumar

Udaya P. Kumar 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).

  • Patent number: 7075013
    Abstract: An aerial terminal for use with telecommunication lines suspended from a strand is disclosed. The aerial terminal includes at least one hanger and a terminal box. The hanger(s) defines a panel and a shoulder extending from the panel, the shoulder including a plurality of latch receptors. The terminal box includes a base and a lid. The lid is movably coupled to the base between an open position and a closed position and includes at least one latch. In this regard, upon assembly, the terminal box is joined to the panel such that the latch(es) of the lid mate with at least one of the plurality of latch receptors of the shoulder when the lid is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Rebers, Charles H. Dodgen, Sergio A. Alarcon, Udaya P. Kumar