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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, TX (US);
Inventors:
Casey A. Gomez, McKinney, TX (US);
Jeremy T. Smith, The Colony, TX (US);
Assignee:
Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/28 (2006.01); B65H 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/28 (2013.01); B65H 61/00 (2013.01); B65H 2701/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of detecting a tie-in on a cable is disclosed. The method includes the steps of pulling a cable from a payoff reel; scanning the cable for a visual cue; detecting the visual cue; stopping the pull of the cable; cutting the cable; and discarding the cable portion with the visual cue.