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公开(公告)号:US11820622B1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-21
申请号:US17962264
申请日:2022-10-07
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: Benjamin L. Weatherford , William T. Bigbee, Jr. , Clifton S. Thompson
CPC classification number: B65H49/16 , B65D21/0209 , B65D85/04 , B65H49/08 , B65H75/12 , B65H2701/34
Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing wire or cable, the apparatus including an enclosure with a top and a bottom portion and at least three side portions of a first height, a plurality of holes located in both the top and bottom portions of the enclosure, and a core of a second height located within the enclosure, wherein the core forms an area, wherein at least one of the plurality of holes has a first hole diameter and is located in the top and bottom of the enclosure and is located within the area formed by the core, and wherein the wire or cable is placed around the core.
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公开(公告)号:US11783963B1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17985803
申请日:2022-11-11
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: William T. Bigbee, Jr. , Sheri H. Dahlke , Ronald A. Raedeke , Jason Drew Gillen , Melvin Glenn Debord
IPC: H01B7/00 , H01B7/02 , C10M145/28 , C10M155/02 , C10M169/04 , C10M173/00 , H01B1/02 , C10M161/00 , C10N30/06 , H01B3/00 , C10N40/32 , C10N50/00
CPC classification number: H01B7/02 , C10M145/28 , C10M155/02 , C10M161/00 , C10M169/04 , C10M169/044 , C10M173/00 , H01B1/023 , H01B1/026 , C10M2201/02 , C10M2201/10 , C10M2205/022 , C10M2205/16 , C10M2207/10 , C10M2209/084 , C10M2209/104 , C10M2213/02 , C10M2217/024 , C10M2229/02 , C10M2229/041 , C10M2290/00 , C10N2030/06 , C10N2040/32 , C10N2050/01 , C10N2050/011 , H01B3/00 , H01B7/00
Abstract: A composition and method for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force of a wire or cable are provided. A composition of aqueous emulsion is provided that is environmentally friendly, halogen free and solvent free. The composition is compatible with various types of insulating materials and may be applied after the wire or cable is cooled and also by spraying or submerging the wire or cable in a bath. The composition contains lubricating agents that provide lower coefficient of friction for wire or cable installation and continuous wire or cable surface lubrication thereafter.
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公开(公告)号:US11745976B1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-05
申请号:US17716925
申请日:2022-04-08
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: William T. Bigbee, Jr. , John L. Rhoads , Andrew P. Hull
CPC classification number: B65H75/305 , B65H75/40 , B65H2701/34
Abstract: An apparatus for the dispensing and retraction of wire or cable. The apparatus including a first and second plate, at least one shaft attached to the first plate and the second plate, a spool gear attached to the shaft, a power gear shaft attached to the first or second plate, and a power gear attached to the power gear shaft and in mesh with the spool gear, wherein when the power gear is rotated, the spool gear is rotated.
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公开(公告)号:US11673702B1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17135712
申请日:2020-12-28
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: Mark D. Bennett , William T. Bigbee, Jr. , Stephen S. Griffin
Abstract: A method for applying labels to a cable or conduit with a known circumference, the method including supplying at least one label, wherein the at least one label has a known label height, the label height is greater than the known circumference of the cable or conduit, and the label has a bottom, middle, and top portions, providing at least one tamping device, tamping the middle portion of the at least one label to the cable or conduit with the at least one tamping device, wherein the middle portion of the at least one label adheres to the cable or conduit, providing a guide shoe assembly, pressing the top portion of the at least one label against the cable or conduit with the guide shoe assembly, and pressing the bottom portion of the at least one label against the cable or conduit with the guide shoe assembly, wherein the top portion of the at least one label and the bottom portion of the at least one label overlap after pressed onto the cable or conduit. Further, wherein the step of providing a guide shoe assembly includes providing at least one guide shoe connected to a support mount and providing a rounding member.
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公开(公告)号:US11522348B1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US16877079
申请日:2020-05-18
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: Mark D. Bennett , William T. Bigbee, Jr. , Ramon V. Hernandez
Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus lubricating a wire or cable during manufacturing, wherein the wire is aligned with an entry to a spraying enclosure and passes through a first seal of the spraying enclosure. Lubricant is sprayed onto the wire inside of the spraying enclosure while the unapplied, but sprayed, lubricant is collected at the bottom of the spraying enclosure. The wire passes through a second seal of the spraying enclosure, is aligned, and exits from the spraying enclosure.
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公开(公告)号:US11339024B1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-24
申请号:US16863878
申请日:2020-04-30
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: William T. Bigbee, Jr. , Kevin D. Rodgers , John L. Rhoads
Abstract: An apparatus for the transportation and dispensing of spooled wire or cable, the apparatus comprising a payoff reel, wherein the payoff reel comprises an arbor hole having a payoff reel diameter and a detachable side car reel, wherein the detachable side car reel comprises an arbor hole having a detachable side car reel diameter and wherein the detachable side car reel is attachable to the payoff reel and wherein the detachable side car reel further comprises a reel lift.
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公开(公告)号:US11101053B1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-24
申请号:US16780807
申请日:2020-02-03
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: William T. Bigbee, Jr. , Sheri H. Dahlke , Ronald A. Raedeke , Jason Drew Gillen , Melvin Glenn Debord
IPC: H01B7/02 , C10M173/00 , C10M145/28 , H01B1/02 , C10M161/00 , C10M155/02 , C10M169/04 , C10N30/06 , C10N40/32 , C10N50/00
Abstract: A composition and method for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force of a wire or cable are provided. A composition of aqueous emulsion is provided that is environmentally friendly, halogen free and solvent free. The composition is compatible with various types of insulating materials and may be applied after the wire or cable is cooled and also by spraying or submerging the wire or cable in a bath. The composition contains lubricating agents that provide lower coefficient of friction for wire or cable installation and continuous wire or cable surface lubrication thereafter.
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公开(公告)号:US10910131B1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-02
申请号:US16790307
申请日:2020-02-13
Applicant: Encore Wire Corporation
Inventor: Troy D. Skidmore , Paul Abernathy , David W. Maxey , William T. Bigbee, Jr.
Abstract: An electrical cable assembly, comprising a first electrical circuit further comprising a first plurality of insulated conductors longitudinally disposed to one another, wherein the first plurality of insulated conductors are cabled together in a bundle. The electrical cable assembly further comprises a second electrical circuit longitudinally disposed to the first electrical circuit, the second electrical circuit comprising a second plurality of insulated conductors longitudinally disposed to one another and cabled together in a bundle and a nonmetallic jacket surrounding the second plurality of insulated conductors and wherein the nonmetallic jacket isolating the first electrical circuit from the second electrical circuit. The electrical cable assembly further comprises a flexible interlocking metallic armor encasing the first and second electrical circuits.
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公开(公告)号:US10421636B1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US15594299
申请日:2017-05-12
Applicant: ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
Inventor: William T. Bigbee, Jr. , John L. Rhoads
Abstract: A reel apparatus and method comprising an inner flange assembly, an outer flange assembly, and a bearing assembly coupled to the inner flange assemblies. The inner flange assembly is capable of freely rotating relative to the outer flange assembly. In another embodiment, wire is spooled from a reel assembly comprising an inner flange assembly and an outer flange assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US10207891B1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-19
申请号:US15394443
申请日:2016-12-29
Applicant: ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
Inventor: William T. Bigbee, Jr. , John L. Rhoads , Andrew P. Hull
Abstract: An apparatus for the dispensing and retraction of wire or cable. The apparatus including a first and second plate, at least one shaft attached to the first plate and the second plate, a spool gear attached to the shaft, a power gear shaft attached to the first or second plate, and a power gear attached to the power gear shaft and in mesh with the spool gear, wherein when the power gear is rotated, the spool gear is rotated.
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