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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7982131 | Automatically folding cable A cable includes a sheath extending a length of the cable. The cable further includes a flexible wire disposed within the sheath that runs a substantial portion of the length of the cable. The wire acts to fold the cable in a pre-defined configuration. In some imple... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7799999 | Insulated conducting device with multiple insulation segments Insulated conducting devices and related methods are disclosed. An insulated conducting device for a voltage structure comprises: a conductor connected to a voltage; and multiple insulation segments enclosing the conductor, the multiple insulation segments interfaci... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7572981 | Parked aircraft power cable protection system and method A power delivery system for parked aircraft includes protective rings on the power cords. These protective rings protect the power cord jackets from wear and facilitate movement of the power cords across the ground. The rings may be configured for securement to the ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7411130 | Conveying wire The invention is a conveying wire (2) with disc-shaped conveying members (8) for use in endless tube conveyor systems. The wire (3) consists of a number of twisted strands (4) that each are made of thin threads or fibers, and including an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7358485 | Zirconia toughened alumina composition and use in ion and electron optical systems An ion optical system including an ionizer for ionizing one or more compounds, the ionizer including a plurality of components, a mass separator for separating ions of the one or more compounds, the mass separator including a plurality of components, and a detector ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7267867 | Insulation material based on polymeric plastic An insulation material based on polymeric plastic is specified, to which glass particles that consist of types of glass with different softening points are added for stabilization in case of fire. To provide protection in a very broad temperature range, at least thr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7045014 | Substrate support assembly A substrate support assembly supports a substrate in a process chamber. The substrate support assembly has a support block having an electrode and an arm to hold the support block in the process chamber, the arm having a channel therethrough. The arm has a first cla... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026544 | RF system for an MRI apparatus, provided with bead-shaped spacers RF connection cable 2 for interconnecting an RF coil and an RF processing apparatus in an RF system of a medical MRI apparatus. The connection cable 2 is comprised of an outer sleeve 6 enclosing an inner cable comprising RF conductors 24,... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6974912 | Insulator and connect cable and method of making same An insulator and cable, wherein the insulator includes a spacer of low dielectric factor having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises more than about three quarters of an axial length of the insulator and wherein the first end has a generally... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6941974 | Cable or the like protection and guide device To provide a cable or the like protection and guide device excellent in endurance and reliability by preventing breakage of a flexible cable-shaped body (cable, rope, wire or the like). A cable or the like protection and guide device of the invention includes link f... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940019 | Horizontal arrangement type cable protection and guide device To provide a horizontal arrangement type cable protection and guide device, which is bent without distortion between a stationary portion and a movable portion in a horizontal plane under a use environment and can smoothly follow a movement stroke of the movable por... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6927332 | Flexible test cable A flexible test cable has a center conductor (210), a conductive sleeve (240) with an effective electrical length equal to an odd quarter wavelength of a frequency of interest, a dielectric spacer (230) located inside the conductive sleeve (2... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6909050 | Electrical cable The present invention provides an electrical cable system including a first electrical cable and a second electrical cable. The first electrical cable includes a strip shaped insulation material with one or more electrical conductors disposed within the strip shaped... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6730850 | Protective guide for drawing cable or the like To provide a protective guide for a retracting cable or the like to which excessive tension or stress is not imparted to a cable or the like during bending and extending or retracting operations operating a retracting unit in and out, and which does not need a troub... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6455781 | Thermocouple ceramic bead insulator An improved thermocouple having a ceramic bead insulator is described. A pair of wires in parallel is joined at a first end to a thermocouple and joined at a second end to a connector. The pair of wires is threaded through each of a series of interlocking... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6111202 | Stackable electrical cable Insulated wire or cable, the configuration of which is particularly well suited to the orderly coiling of the cable. The cable's insulation is formed in such a manner as to provide interlocking mating surfaces, which surfaces tend to hold the cable in its... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5929374 | Electric cable and connector system A multiple conductor electric and/or electro-optic cable is disclosed which has a series of integral insulation components (vertebrae) of a very low dielectric resulting in an excellent electron flow. The preferred embodiment includes multiple conductor a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5796317 | Variable impedance transmission line and high-power broadband reduced-size power divider/combiner employing same A variable impedance coaxial transmission line having a center conductor of constant cross-section, an outer conductor surrounding and coaxial with the center conductor and spaced radially therefrom, and a variable dielectric constant material between the... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5765938 | Sleeve retention for flexible core of a flashlight A flashlight includes a flexible core comprising a pair of conductive wires which electrically connect a source of power to a power using implement. A flexible spine surrounds the pair of conductive wires and includes a plurality of interconnected univers... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5614120 | Sleeving for a wire used with a tail connected to a heating element and a method for heating A heating element having at least one tail is provided for connection to an electrical source. The tail includes an electrically conductive wire with a sleeving around at least a portion thereof. The wire and sleeving are connected to a tubing and crimped... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5262593 | Coaxial electrical high-frequency cable In a coaxial electrical high-frequency cable, a spacer is provided between the internal conductor and the external conductor in order to maintain the operation of the cable even in the case of elevated ambient temperatures. The spacer can be a helical pro... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5254809 | Segmented flexible housing A flexible housing for use as a cable management system for a submarine mast is capable of flexing in a plane between predetermined limits. It comprises a conduit contained within a flexible outer jacket and formed of a plurality of abutting segments, eac... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5192834 | Insulated electric wire A process for producing an insulated electric wire, comprising the steps of coating around a conductor an energy radiation curable resin composition having heat expansible microspheres incorporated therein, and curing the energy radiation curable resin co... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5154635 | Coaxial vacuum cable A coaxial cable has a plurality of insulated beads threaded onto an inner conductor and individually having an exterior shape such that a gap exits between each adjacent pair of beads with the gap increasing in width radially. A conductive flexible braid ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5143123 | Cylindrical armor There is provided a cylindrical link and armor for electrical, electronic, or fiber-optic cables, hoses, conduits and the like. The armor comprises links which can either rigidly or flexibly interlock and can support their own weight.... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5134251 | Flexible housing for transmission lines A flexible housing, for use in protecting one or more transmission lines in a pressurized environment comprises a conduit (10) contained within a protective outer jacekt (16). The conduit (10) is constructed of a plurality of conduit segments (18a and 18b... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5113049 | Flexible induction heating coil A flexible induction heating coil comprising an elongated flexible core having proximal and distal ends. The core includes a plurality of core segments flexibly interconnected to make the core more flexible than the individual core segments. An elongated ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4972048 | Flexible housing for a transmission line in a hydrostatically pressurized environment A flexible housing for use in protecting one or more transmission lines in a pressurized environment is provided comprising a conduit contained within a protective outer jacket. The conduit is constructed of a plurality of conduit segments, each segment h... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4740658 | Pushing and pulling cable An elongated cable structure of rigid and flat transverse cross-section for protecting conduits of various types includes interior axial lines of high tensile strength which may be used to suspend equipment from one cable end and to force the equipment ax... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4598168 | Strain sensitive cable A strain sensitive coaxial cable is disclosed as comprising a centrally dosed conductor about which is disposed a first insulating layer, and a second conductor disposed coaxially about the center conductor, configured as a helix and dimensioned to loose... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4512343 | Medical coagulation device An insulated electrically conducted shaft for medical coagulation instruments, and particularly for unipolar coagulation instruments is constructed with an insulating jacket consisting of separate conduit pieces formed of insulating material which are sli... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4499334 | Heat resistant sheathed insulated electrical conductors The leads to a heater for an electrothermal hydrazine monopropellant thruster comprise tungsten conductors wrapped with smaller diameter tungsten support wire and insulated with beads of alumina (Al2 O3). A transition section connect... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4464565 | Extensible tape heater An elongated flexible resistance heating element includes a heat transmitting cover that is generally coextensive with the element. A resilient element is provided adjacent one end of the heating element to accommodate extension of the cover for use of th... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4440973 | Coaxial cables A dielectric system for coaxial electrical conductors is provided. The dielectric system separates an inner and outer conductor and is composed of a first layer of braided high tensile strength polymeric fluorocarbon filaments in an open weave surrounding... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4408117 | Impedance heating system with skin effect particularly for railroad tank cars An impedance skin effect heating system for tanks or vessels containing a liquid includes a heating unit having a rigid outer pipe conductor mounted through an opening in the tank and extending therein, to be immersed in the liquid and a rigid central con... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4396797 | Flexible cable A flexible cable suitably used as a jacket or cover for an inner conduit member such as a gas conduit or a liquid conduit, a signal transmission line, or an energy transmission line, or the like, which can provide safe use of the conduit inserted thereint... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4332976 | Coaxial cables A dielectric system for coaxial electrical conductors is provided. The dielectric system separates an inner and outer conductor and is composed of a first layer of braided high tensile strength polymeric fluorocarbon filaments in an open weave surrounding... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4320253 | Ceramic beads for heaters A heating element comprising a plurality of ceramic components strung together on a heating wire to form a flexible structure, adjacent ceramic components comprising integrally formed mating projections and depressions. The element comprises ceramic compo... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4100367 | Latch structure for insulator spacer A support insulator disk for a flexible high voltage transmission line supports a flexible central conductor along the central axis of a conductive outer housing which is transversely corrugated for flexibility. A plurality of such axially spaced disks ar... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4095041 | Multiple part insulator for flexible gas-insulated transmission line cable An insulator disk for supporting a flexible conductor within a flexible gas-filled outer housing consists of three identical segments which latch together to form a complete disk around the central flexible conductor of the flexible cable. The outer perip... | 06/13/1978 |
