Patents by Inventor William G. McCracken, Jr.

William G. McCracken, Jr. 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 manufacturing a ballast resistor support member
    Patent number: 4525230
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reinforced strip of insulative material comprising the steps of extruding a thermoplastic insulative material in the shape of a tube or spaced apart strips about a plurality of separated and substantially parallel reinforcing strands positioned within said tube or strips and compressing and cooling the tube or strips to form a flattened single strip having opposed flattened sides with the reinforcing strands firmly secured therebetween is disclosed. A reinforced support for a ballast resistor manufactured in accordance with the described method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederick Hetzel, William G. McCracken, Jr.
  • Method of manufacturing a ballast resistor support member and finished article
    Patent number: 4418328
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reinforced strip of insulative material comprising the steps of extruding a thermoplastic insulative material in the shape of a tube or spaced apart strips about a plurality of separated and substantially parallel reinforcing strands positioned within said tube or strips and compressing and cooling the tube or strips to form a flattened single strip having opposed flattened sides with the reinforcing strands firmly secured therebetween is disclosed. A reinforced support for a ballast resistor manufactured in accordance with the described method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederick Hetzel, William G. McCracken, Jr.