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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7622679 | Signal transmission cable and multi-wire cable An insulating layer 3 mainly composed of a fluorine resin is provided at an outer periphery of an inner conductor 2 to provide an inner insulated wire 4. A skin layer 5 mainly composed of a fluorine resin and doped with titanium oxide and... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7601915 | Process for manufacturing a cable resistant to external chemical agents A process for manufacturing a cable includes the steps of conveying at least one conductor to an extruder apparatus; extruding an insulating coating layer radially external to the at least one conductor; longitudinally folding a metal tape around the extruded insula... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7367527 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from a sheet of insulation material, wherein the sheet of insulation material is arranged to form a series of undulations defining a seri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361838 | Cable with strain relief A cable (100) has a wire conductor (1) with an insulative layer enclosing the wire conductor, and a strain relief (2). The strain relief has an internal strain relief (22) enclosing the insulative layer of the wire conductor, and an exter... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361412 | Nanostructured soldered or brazed joints made with reactive multilayer foils Self-propagating formation reactions in nanostructured multilayer foils provide rapid bursts of heat at room temperature and therefore can act as local heat sources to melt solder or braze layers and join materials. This reactive joining method provides very localiz... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355123 | Foam coaxial cable and method of manufacturing the same A foam coaxial cable, including an inner conductor, a foam insulating layer formed on the outer periphery of the inner conductor, an outer conductor formed on the outer periphery of the foam insulating layer, and an outer cover formed on the outer periphery of the o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351912 | Medical cable A cable configured for use between a medical device and a subject, includes a first end configured to connect to the medical device, a second end configured to connect to the subject, and a single elongated body between the first and second ends. The body contains a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348285 | Fabric and yarn structures for improving signal integrity in fabric-based electrical circuits Coaxial and twisted pair conductive yarn structures reduce signal crosstalk between adjacent lines in woven electrical networks. A coaxial conductive yarn structure includes an inner conductive yarn having a plurality of conductive strands twisted together. An outer... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338297 | Connector mounting construction and method An upper end of a housing (31) is fit into a fitting hole (17) in a lid (12), and a fastenable portion (40) projects horizontally from a bottom end of the housing (31). A bolt (41) is inserted vertically through an insertion... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331820 | Chemically attached coaxial connector A coaxial connector for attaching the end of a coaxial cable to an equipment port includes a tubular post, a coupler, a body member having a cylindrical sleeve, and one or more reservoirs containing a chemical component disposed between the post and the cylindrical ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323640 | Shield cable, wiring component, and information apparatus A shield cable, in which a winding looseness of a shield layer due to twisting can be decreased and a short-circuit between a shield layer and signal conductor as well as a disconnection of the signal conductor is prevented, and a wiring component and information ap... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319196 | Bonding wire and bonded connection A bonding wire (1) includes a matrix material (2) and a filler (3) embedded in this matrix material (2), the coefficient of thermal expansion of the filler (3) being lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the matrix mat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314997 | High speed data communication link using triaxial cable A high speed data communication link has a circuit for providing a differential signal having first and second opposite phase components and a triaxial cable connected to receive the positive phase component of the signal on the inner conductor and the negative phas... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7294787 | Enhanced armor wires for wellbore cables Cables used with wellbore devices to analyze geologic formations adjacent a wellbore are disclosed. The cables include one or more armor wires formed of a high strength core surrounded by a corrosion resistant alloy clad. The cables may be employed as a slickline or... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288721 | Electrical cables Disclosed are durable corrosion resistant wellbore electrical cables including a coated electrical conductor, a polymeric protective layer for trapping coating flakes, a first insulating jacket disposed adjacent to the polymeric protective layer and having a first r... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285726 | Subsea power cable A subsea power cable includes a conductor encompassed by a layer of high voltage insulation material including inner and outer semiconducting layers. The insulated conductor is encompassed by a number of armouring elements each consisting of fibers enclosed within a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278608 | Reinforced insulation product and system suitable for use in an aircraft An acoustical and thermal insulation product suitable for use in an aircraft is provided, comprising: an insulation layer formed from at least one sheet of insulation material, and a plurality of elongated reinforcing members for reinforcing the insulation product, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271340 | Flexible interconnect cable with insulated shield and method of manufacturing A cable assembly having a plurality of wires, each having a first end and an opposed second end. A sheath including an shield encompasses all the wires. The shield is a braid formed of a plurality of braid wires, and each of the braid wires has an insulating coating... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261581 | Coaxial connector and method Disclosed is a coaxial connector consisting of a back nut, outer and inner terminals, and an insulator. The back nut is made of a single tubular piece and does not enclose any further parts. In connecting a coaxial cable to the connector, the cable is inserted throu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247797 | Communication cable A communication cable (K) with a large number of conductor cores (2) includes insulated conductors in which the conductor cores (2) are stranded with one another to form stranded elements (1). A large number of the stranded conductor cores are c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7230180 | Multi-strand steel cable A multi-strand steel cable includes steel strands jacketed with plastic fibers, where the plastic fiber jacketing is melted onto the steel strands by a thermal treatment. The steel cable has a core formed by an unjacketed steel strand, and the core is surrounded by ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225521 | Method of connecting shaped parts made of plastics material and metal A method of connecting (fixedly joining/attaching) a shaped metal part and a shaped thermoplastics part together is disclosed. The method includes: (a) contacting a surface of the shaped metal part with a surface of the shaped thermoplastic part, thereby forming a c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208682 | Electrical cable with foamed semiconductive insulation shield An electrical power cable with a foamed, compressible, semiconductive insulation shield which serves as both a cushioning layer and an electrical shield. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197809 | Method for fabricating an helical stranded cable, particularly for mechanical motion transmission, and cable produced by that method A method for fabricating a stranded cable particularly for mechanical motion transmission, which cable is composed of multiple strands or wires, helically wound around a common longitudinal axis, including the steps of: a—winding... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180000 | Low cost, high performance, flexible, water-swellable reinforcement for communications cable A low cost, high performance, water-swellable, flexible reinforcement member that can be used for both optical and copper communications cable. The water-swellable reinforcement members made according to the preferred process are more rigid than known reinforcement ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170007 | Enhanced electrical cables Wellbore electrical cables according to the invention include at least one insulated conductor, at least one layer of armor wires surrounding the insulated conductor, and a polymeric material disposed in the interstitial spaces formed between armor wires and interst... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150655 | Test plug and cable for a glucose monitor Methods and apparatuses for electrically connecting a medical glucose monitor to a glucose sensor set, as well as for testing the operation of the glucose monitor, monitor cable and glucose sensor set are provided. In one embodiment, an electric cable comprises a ca... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151241 | Controller and heating wire capable of preventing generation of electromagnetic waves The present invention relates, in general, to a temperature controller and heating cable used for electric heating bedding, such as an electric blanket, electric papered floor or electric fomentation device, or warmers and, more particularly, to a controller having ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7119283 | Enhanced armor wires for electrical cables Electric cables used with wellbore devices to analyze geologic formations adjacent a wellbore including at least one insulated conductor, and one or more armor wires surrounding the insulated conductor, the armor wires formed of a high strength core surrounded by a ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117593 | Method for producing electrical connector An electrical connector and a method for producing the same are described. The electrical connector has an insulative housing and a plurality of metallic wires. The insulative housing has a plurality of slots formed therein, and the slots are defined with a width le... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105746 | Wire harness and method for manufacturing the same A wire harness includes a first electric wire for a 14V series circuit, a second electric wire for a 42V series circuit and an insulation sheet. The insulation sheet separates the first electric wire from the second electric wire and covers the first and second elec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105749 | Electric cable and manufacturing process thereof An electric cable for power transmission at low voltage has at least one conductor and an insulating coating surrounding the at least one conductor. The insulating coating has at least two insulating layers. In a radial direction from the inside toward the outside o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087843 | Multilayer insulated wire and transformer using the same A multilayer insulated wire having two or more extrusion-insulating layers provided on a conductor to coat the conductor, wherein at least one layer of the insulating layers is composed of a polyethersulfone resin (i), or a resin mixture (ii) made by blending: 100 p... | 08/08/2006 |
| RE39223 | Termite control A barrier to termites particularly suitable for protecting buildings comprising a mesh made of a material that is resistant to breakdown in the environment of use and is resistant to secretions deposited by termites, such as stainless steel, and is also sufficiently... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085458 | Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible fire resistant innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078452 | Low smoke emission, low corrosivity, low toxicity, low heat release, flame retardant, zero halogen polymeric compositions Zero halogen polyolefin compositions exhibit low smoke emission, low corrosivity, low toxicity, and low heat release properties, as well as flame resistance and char formation, while simultaneously maintaining favorable electrical insulation properties. Such composi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073255 | Method for producing ribbon cable using flash curing A method of manufacturing a ribbon cable, comprising providing a set of insulated wires and aligning said insulated wires in a predetermined arrangement. The insulated wires are warmed sufficiently for said insulation to be become soft and adhesive, are pressed toge... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7064276 | Communication cable, and communication wire protecting tube A communication cable having a communication wire and an armor including at least two synthetic resin layers, and protects the communication wire in a loose state. The communication wire protecting tube includes at least two synthetic resin layers, and inserts the c... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7002928 | IEEE 1394-based protocol repeater Systems and methods consistent with the present invention connect a remote device to a IEEE 1394-based network through an intervening telephone line, thereby enabling the remote device to recognize, discover and control devices on the IEEE 1394-based network. A prot... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997604 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor comprising: a housing; a thermo-sensitive element housed in the housing for outputting electric characteristics varying with a temperature, as an electric signal; and a pair of lead wires connected at their one-side ends with the thermo-sensitiv... | 02/14/2006 |
