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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184934 | Optical fiber cable A fiber optic cable having a jacket, at least one tube and at least two fibers within the tube in a loose tube arrangement. The fibers within the tube have a fiber length differential substantially in the range of 0.01%-0.04%. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178785 | Flexible electric cable An electrical line for the connection of non-stationary electrical loads to a power source is specified which has a line core surrounded by a jacket (8) of insulating material. Four wires (1), stranded together to form one star quad (S), for the transm... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177567 | Apparatus for signal and current transmission between end points which can move relative to one another Apparatus for signal and current transmission between end points capable of moving relative to one another having a flat ribbon line arranged in between. The ribbon has at least two conductors, embedded in an insulating sheath. The ribbon is subdivided into winding ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152411 | Guide arrangement Guide arrangement for marine risers, in particular for offshore oil and gas operations. The guide arrangement has at least one guide structure (21, 22) for a length of riser, a frame assembly (10, 10A-D) for supporting said guide structure, anchor mean... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143522 | LAN cable and method for making the same A cable has at least a first layer of twisted pairs, having a combination of unshielded twisted pairs, and shielded twisted pairs as well as a second layer of twisted pairs, also having a combination of unshielded twisted pairs, and shielded twisted pairs. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134072 | System having a superconductive cable A superconductive cable includes a superconductive conductor (2), a dielectric (3) enclosing the latter and a superconductive screen (4) arranged over the dielectric acting as a spacer. The cable is enclosed with the inclusion of an air gap by a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134071 | Apparatus for a connection point between two electrical high-voltage cables An apparatus is provided for a connection point between a paper-insulated electrical high-voltage cable, which is impregnated with an insulating medium which can flow, and a plastic-insulated electrical high-voltage cable, in which an end termination, which is surro... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124875 | Aluminum grounding cable for metal and non metal sheathed electrical cables An electrical power cable includes a conductor core having at least two insulated phase conductors twisted together and a binder tape configured to cover the twisted conductor core. A bare aluminum grounding conductor is laid longitudinally outside the binder tape, ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112135 | Superconductive electrical cable A superconductive electrical cable is provided, which comprises a conductor consisting of superconductive wires. The conductor (L) is designed as a stranded conductor in which the wires (1) are stranded together with a predetermined pitch length (S) lying bet... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097807 | Apparatus for a junction point between two electrical high-voltage cables Apparatus for a connecting point between high-voltage cables, each cable having a conductor, inner conductive layer, insulation, outer conductive layer, and a sheath over the outer conductive layer and in which the conductors, from which the surrounding layers have ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091207 | Method of laying a superconductor cable A method for laying a superconductor cable having a superconductive cable core and a cryostat enclosing the superconductive cable core, with the superconductive cable core being arranged freely mobile in the cryostat. The method includes cooling the superconductive ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079884 | Clamping screw What is specified is a clamping screw (2) for fastening an electrical conductor in a metallic terminal which is designed as a tubular piece and which in its wall has at least one through hole provided with a thread and intended for receiving the clamping scre... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8071880 | Flexible electric line A flexible electric line for movable loads is specified which has at least two wires, in each case consisting of an electrical conductor and an insulation surrounding it, as stranded elements which are stranded around a core consisting of insulating material with de... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069644 | Helically-wound electric cable A method of manufacturing an electric cable includes winding together two groups in such a manner as to form a group helix, each group having two twisted-together conductor wires, and where the groups are wound together at a speed that varies between two limit speed... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8037705 | Termination for a superconductive cable A termination for a superconductive cable (1) is provided, consisting of a pressure-tight metal inner container (2) in which there is a liquid refrigerant and into which the cable protrudes, and a metal outer container (3) which is separated fro... | 10/18/2011 |
| RE42819 | Connection termination for a superconductive cable A termination for connecting one end of a superconductive cable (10), wherein the end of the superconductor is made up of at least one resistively-conductive central support (12) of substantially cylindrical shape and disposed around the support, and w... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8013030 | Process for the production of a moulding composed of foamed polytetrafluoroethylene A process for the production of a moulding composed of foamed polytetrafluoroethylene by means of an extruder, includes introducing a foaming agent, which brings about foaming, into the polytetrafluoro-ethylene, where the extruder used includes a commercially availa... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008233 | Coated conductor with simplified layer architecture A coated conductor with simplified layer architecture includes a biaxial textured substrate, a template buffer layer composed of a material having the general formula RE2−xB2+xO7 with RE being at least one lanthanoid metal, B being... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005324 | Fault detection system A fault detection system for subsea pipeline DEH cable includes fiber optic element(s) (7) provided along the cable section concerned and located outside at least some of the cable insulation (2,3,4). The fiber optic element(s) are adapted to be influe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999182 | Device for connecting two superconductive cables The invention relates to a device for connecting together two abutting superconductive cables, each cable being constituted by at least a resistive conductive central support of substantially cylindrical shape, by at least one layer of superconductive material place... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996053 | Quench-controlled high temperature superconductor The present invention relates to a quench controlled high temperature superconductor component wherein at least one depression is provided in a surface of the component resulting in a reduced wall thickness, and, wherein an electrical shunt is applied into the depre... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7995312 | Electric fault current limiter having superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit Electric fault current limiter has superconducting elements inside a cryogenic vessel and bushings for connecting an external circuit. The electric fault current limiter (1) includes a cryogenic vessel (2) and superconducting assemblies (5) incl... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993568 | Profiled insulation LAN cables A device for making a profiled insulation having an extrusion die with an extrusion tip and a polymer chamber surrounding the extrusion tip. The polymer chamber has at least one air chamber therein. The air chamber is held in place and coupled to the outside of the ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7979976 | Method for laying a superconductor cable A method for arranging a superconductor cable including the step of laying the superconductive cable core into a cryostat with an overlength in comparison to the axial length of said cryostat. After laying the superconductive cable core, it is cooled to its operatin... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7955108 | Cable end joint assembly A cable end joint assembly (60) for a heating cable is provided, and a method for manufacturing of said joint assembly. The cable end joint assembly comprises at least two insulated conductors (11,12) arranged within a common sheath (10) and has... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7884143 | Biopolymer-based composition for a power and/or telecommunications cable The present invention relates to a power and/or telecommunications cable including at least one component element made of a material extruded from an extrudable composition, wherein said extrudable composition comprises a biopolymer selected from polymers of cellulo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847192 | Electrical conductor An electrical conductor L is specified, which has a central core (1) and at least two layers which are arranged above the core (1) and are composed of electrically conductive individual wires, which are twisted around the core (1) in a first lay... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7872199 | Electrical cable Electric cable having at least one conductor (1) with an insulating layer (2) applied thereto and being twisted around a longitudinal axis of the cable, where the insulated conductor (1, 2) is provided with an enclosing elastomer layer (3... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7840111 | Rack for optical distribution frame A rack (1) for optical distribution frame includes a plurality of horizontal supports for sockets with connections on a front face (1A) of the rack and means for management of the bundles of optical cables outside each socket. These means for managemen... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7807608 | Coated conductor and polycrystalline films useful for the production of high temperatures superconductor layers Coated conductors have a substrate, a high temperature superconductor layer and at least one or more buffer layers, wherein at least one of the buffer layers is a template for biaxially orienting the high temperature superconductor layer wherein the template is comp... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7800871 | Resistive high temperature superconductor fault current limiter The present invention relates to a resistive type high temperature superconductor based fault current limiter with improved heat exchange capability composed of a thermally conductive matrix material 8 with a plurality of superconductor components 5 em... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7750246 | Electric cable that withstands electric arc propagation An electric cable includes an electrical conductor surrounded by a first layer of mica tape made up of mica particles deposited by means of a polymer binder on a backing, a second layer of a polyimide tape, and a third layer of a polytetrafluoroethylene tape, where ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7750245 | Electric control cable A composite control cable has a polymer core and a plurality of strands of electrically conductive material extending in the longitudinal direction of the cable around said core. The polymer is selected from polymers presenting elongation at break that is greater th... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7737086 | Method for producing a superconductive electrical conductor A method is provided for producing a superconductive electrical conductor (7) in which a layer of an yttrium-barium-copper oxide (YBCO) is applied as a superconductive material onto a textured metal base directly or after prior application of a buffer layer, ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726989 | Apparatus for signal and/or current transmission between terminals An apparatus for signal and/or current transmission between terminals which can move in relation to one another and which are fitted, on the one hand, on a fixed stator and, on the other hand, on a rotor of a cassette that can rotate about a common axis with the sta... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7710692 | Superconductor component with improved electrical contact The present invention is directed to a superconductor component 1 suitable as fault current limiter comprising a superconductor body 2 provided with a shunt coil 3 and an electrical contact 4 on at least one end of the superconductor body... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7709742 | Superconductor cable A superconductor cable is described, having a superconductive flexible cable core (1) , which is laid in a cryostat (2, 3, 4), in which the cable core (1) runs in the cryostat (2, 3, 4) in the form of a wave or helix at room temperature. | 05/04/2010 |
| 7709738 | Electrical bushing for a superconductor element The invention relates to an electrical bushing serving to make a connection at ambient temperature to a superconductor element situated in an enclosure at cryogenic temperature. The electrical bushing passes successively through an enclosure at intermediate temperat... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7706110 | Compact superconducting current limiting component in coil configuration with low inductance The present invention is directed to a superconducting current limiting component, particularly to a ceramic high temperature superconducting current limiting component which is self triggering, comprising a coil (1) made of ceramic high temperature supercond... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7683262 | Power transmission conductor for an overhead line A power transmission conductor, in particular for overhead electric lines, and including at least one central composite core made up of continuous fibers impregnated by a thermosetting resin matrix, the core being coated by at least one layer of insulating material,... | 03/23/2010 |
