Thomas L Mineur

52451330, Sep 14, 1993

Oct 15, 1991

7/776922

David J. DeCarlo - Toms River NJ
Thomas L. Mineur - High Bridge NJ
Ronald S. Stanwick - Belvidere NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H02G 15113

174 93

A protective enclosure for use with one or more electric cables, comprises first and second elongate casings juxtaposed along respective end surfaces thereof to define a housing with an open interior, at least one electrical cable disposed in the housing interior in an encapsulant, the encapsulant filling the housing interior. At least one end closure is disposed in the housing and defines a cable passage therethrough, the cable being resident in part in the cable passage. Seal-effecting structure for providing sealed relations between the first and second casings, between the end closure and the first and second casings and between the end closure and the cable part, is inclusive of a cover plate disposed in confronting relation to the end closure and movable relative thereto.

47938773, Dec 27, 1988

May 28, 1987

7/055096

Thomas L. Mineur - High Bridge NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H01B 1306

156 48

A method of preventing core water from tracking through an electrical cable to a cable splice area is disclosed. The method incorporates a pair of water blocks placed on each side of the cable splice area which blocks the core water thus preventing entry into the cable splice area. The cable blocks are formed by disposing a curable blocking compound around the cable adjacent each side of the cable splice area. The curable compound hardens to a solid form thereby blocking core water penetration.

44849621, Nov 27, 1984

Jan 17, 1984

6/571400

Zoltan B. Dienes - Annandale NJ
Thomas L. Mineur - High Bridge NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Raritan NJ

H01B 1300
H01R 1358

156 49

A method and apparatus for providing strain relief to a cable splice area is disclosed. A length of flexible cord is secured to the cable on each side of the splice. A frictional substrate is supported over the cord and the cable. The frictional substrate is compressily secured to the cable thereby frictionally supporting the cord to the cable.

55896669, Dec 31, 1996

Apr 30, 1993

8/055494

David J. DeCarlo - Toms River NJ
Thomas L. Mineur - High Bridge NJ
Ronald S. Stanwick - Belvidere NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Memphis TN

H02G 1506

174 87

A buried service splice enclosure for sealing a splice of telecommunication cables comprises a closure defining an interior space for accommodating the cable splice and defining an opening for receipt of the splice therethrough. A closure seal sealably closes the closure opening and has apertures for receipt therethrough of the cables. Means are provided for sealing the closure seal to the closure and for sealing the cables to the closure seal at the apertures. An inlet fitting, such as a check valve, communicates with the closure interior space and is adapted to receive and pass an encapsulant under pressure into the interior space. An outlet fitting, such as a pressure relief valve, also communicates with the interior space, the pressure relief valve adapted to pass the encapsulant therethrough when the encapsulant is exposed to a predetermined pressure in the closure interior space.

45458308, Oct 8, 1985

Sep 17, 1982

6/419256

Zoltan B. Dienes - Annandale NJ
Thomas L. Mineur - High Bridge NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Raritan NJ

H01B 1306

156 48

Gas pressurized electrical cables, having a portion of an outer sheath removed for repair or splicing, are sealed while under pressure by providing at the exposed cable portion a gas pressure escape vent having a vent opening of area less than that of the cable exposed portion. Sealant tape is wrapped around the exposed cable portion and the vent exterior effectively sealing the entire exposed cable portion with the exception of the vent opening through which the gas escapes while such sealant tape is applied. The vent opening, being smaller than the original exposed cable portion, is readily sealably closed as by suitably plugging such vent opening and covering same with a sealant material.

52513734, Oct 12, 1993

Oct 15, 1991

7/776139

David J. DeCarlo - Toms River NJ
Thomas L. Mineur - High Bridge NJ
Ronald S. Stanwick - Belvidere NJ

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Bridgewater NJ

H01R 4300

29870

A method for protectively enclosing electrical cables, wherein a portion of at least one cable is sealably disposed in the interior of a housing, includes the steps of placing a pressure-relief valve in communication with the housing interior, the pressure-relief valve being selected to pass an encapsulant therethrough on exposure to a predetermined pressure in said housing interior, and introducing an encapsulant under pressure into the housing interior until the encapsulant passes through the pressure-relief valve. The encapsulant introduction step is practiced by providing a pump having an inlet and an outlet, placing the pump inlet in communication with the housing interior and supplying encapsulant to the pump inlet directly from a bulk encapsulant container.