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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark D. Bennett, Dodd City, TX (US);
William T. Bigbee, Jr., Melissa, TX (US);
Ramon V. Hernandez, Howe, TX (US);
Assignee:
Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 3/44 (2006.01); H02G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 1/00 (2013.01);
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.