Patents by Inventor W. Joe Mills

W. Joe Mills 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: 6443402
    Abstract: A hanger for mounting a cable to a support structure includes a flexible resilient unitary metallic strip. The strip has a medial portion shaped in a generally circular configuration about a longitudinal axis to form a cable holding section defining a longitudinally extending passageway for receiving and at least partially surrounding the cable. The strip has attachment legs extending from opposite ends of the medial portion in opposing spaced apart relation to one another generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The attachment legs are configured for being inserted into an installation opening. The cable holding section includes a first circumferentially extending slot extending at least partially around the circumferential extent of the passageway, and a pair of second circumferentially extending slots formed in the cable holding section on opposite sides of the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: CommScope Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Jess Britton Ferrill, W. Joe Mills, Jerry Douglas Morgan
  • Publication number: 20020066833
    Abstract: A hanger for mounting a cable to a support structure includes a flexible resilient unitary metallic strip. The strip has a medial portion shaped in a generally circular configuration about a longitudinal axis to form a cable holding section defining a longitudinally extending passageway for receiving and at least partially surrounding the cable. The strip has attachment legs extending from opposite ends of the medial portion in opposing spaced apart relation to one another generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The attachment legs are configured for being inserted into an installation opening. The cable holding section includes a first circumferentially extending slot extending at least partially around the circumferential extent of the passageway, and a pair of second circumferentially extending slots formed in the cable holding section on opposite sides of the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: CommScope, Inc.
    Inventors: Jess Britton Ferrill, W. Joe Mills, Jerry Douglas Morgan
  • Patent number: D461396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: CommScope Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Jess Britton Ferrill, W. Joe Mills, Jerry Douglas Morgan