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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6943290 | Vibration damper for overhead power lines This invention relates to the design and manufacture of Stockbridge type vibration dampers for overhead power transmission lines. The invention provides a Stockbridge vibration damper comprising a pair of damping weights joined by a stranded steel cable, a clamp att... | 09/13/2005 |
| 5646372 | Metal tube and electric cable using the same A metal tube is formed from a metal tape. The metal tape is rounded to be abutted at the both side edges, and the edge-abutted portion is welded to provide a butt-welded seam. The metal tube includes an inner iron base layer, a chrome layer provided on th... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5554826 | Overhead transmission conductor An electrical overhead transmission conductor cable having a steel reinforcing core which exhibits improved characteristics and unexpected conductivity above about 64% IACS is manufactured of a steel core covered by at least one stranding layer which is f... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5496969 | Concentric compressed unilay stranded conductors Concentric Compressed Unilay Stranded Conductors are formed of certain combinations of compressed wires, such as 1+7+12, 1+6+11 or 1+7+12+17, which have nominally equal diameters. The combinations of conductors or wires are selected so that the number of ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5483022 | Implantable conductor coil formed from cabled composite wire An implantable lead conductor comprises at least one helical coil formed from at least one electrical cable. Each cable is formed from several wires twisted in a ropelike configuration with at least some of the wires being helically wound around a central... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5449861 | Wire for press-connecting terminal and method of producing the conductive wire The present invention provides a wire for a press-connecting terminal which has a high flexibility, and achieves a high reliability for a connection portion at the time of press-connection, and also provides a method of producing a conductor of such a wir... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5430255 | Electric wires and cables and conductors for use in them An electric wire or cable having at least one aluminum conductor with extruded insulation with or without a semiconducting extruded screen or screens has the surface of the metallic conductor textured to provide a mechanical interlock with extruded materi... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5374782 | Stranded annular conductors An annular conductor consists of a central core (dielectric), circumscribed by a tubular helically wound braid of sets of pairs of strands (insulated or uninsulated), with an electrically insulating protective covering around the braid, and an outermost a... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5374783 | Overhead transmission conductor An electrical overhead transmission conductor cable having a steel reinforcing core which exhibits improved characteristics and unexpected conductivity above about 64% IACS is manufactured of a steel core covered by at least one stranding layer which is f... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5260516 | Concentric compressed unilay stranded conductors Concentric Compressed Unilay Stranded Conductors are formed of certain combinations of compressed wires, such as 1+7+12, 1+6+11 or 1+7+12+17, which have nominally equal diameters. The combinations of conductors or wires are selected so that the number of ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5243137 | Overhead transmission conductor An electrical overhead transmission conductor cable having a steel reinforcing core which exhibits improved characteristics and unexpected conductivity above about 64% IACS is manufactured of a steel core covered by at least one stranding layer which is f... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5171941 | Superconducting strand for alternating current There is provided a superconducting strand for alternating current which is formed by stranding 13 or more superconducting wires having a diameter smaller than that of a non-magnetic core member in a single-layered form on the outer peripheral surface of ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5118906 | Wire conductors for automobiles An electric wire conductor for use in automobiles made by twisting a plurality of strands together. Each of the strands has a surface layer made of copper or a copper alloy and a core made of steel containing carbon and other elements such as Si, Mn, Ni a... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4980517 | Multi-strand electrical cable A multi-strand electrical cable having electrically conductive strands of different cross-sections, i.e. cross-sectional areas, arranged in ascending order of strand cross-section from the center toward the outer circumference of the cable and sized in ac... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4966635 | Method of making a compound cable The invention relates to a compound cable, such as an aluminum cable, an aluminum alloy cable, aluminum cable steel reinforced or an aluminum alloy cable steel reinforced with reduced audible noise for use in a high voltage transmission line. The surface ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4835340 | Cable with moisture resistant tinsel conductors A cable which can be exposed to moisture, especially for medical apparatus, has at least one electric tinsel conductor. The material of the metal foil has a high portion of nickel to prevent corrosion caused by moisture.... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4777324 | Signal cable assembly with fibrous insulation A cable assembly including a plurality of wire conductors of varying diameters and a strand of fibrous material wrapped around each conductor or bundles of conductors.... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4759805 | Aluminum conductor of low audible noise transmission The surface of an aluminum conductor is roughened, for example, by blasting. A hydrophilic film such as a boehmite film, an anodic oxide film and a chemical conversion film is formed on the roughened surface. A protective film made of a wetting agent or a... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4743712 | Signal cable assembly with fibrous insulation and an internal core A cable in which a core is surrounded by a plurality of bundles of wire conductors. Each bundle is formed by a plurality of wire strands twisted around a central conductor which is wrapped by a strand of dielectric material.... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4734545 | Insulated conductor for a wire harness An insulated conductor for a wire harness comprising a conductor and an insulation with which the conductor is covered, the insulation being formed of thermoplastic polyurethane having shore D hardness of more than 50, thickness of less than 0.2 mm, and a... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4689444 | Electrical cable apparatus A novel construction of a trailing wire antenna radiating element using conductive material in the central core wound in a direction opposite to the conductive material on the outer layer in the skin effect area to reduce AC impedance. To compensate for t... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4687884 | Low drag conductor A conductor for overhead transmission of electrical energy. The conductor comprises an inner core and an outer conductor layer comprised of a plurality of strands helically wound on and lengthwise of the core. The strands are of trapezoidal shape in cross... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4673775 | Low-loss and low-torque ACSR conductors The invention relates to ACSR conductors having two or more layers of conductor strands wound helically around a steel core, the layers being wound alternately in right-handed and left-handed helices. The AC/DC resistance ratio of such a conductor can be ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4654477 | Electric conductor The electric conductor comprises at least three kinds of element wires which are electrically connected with each other at least at their both ends, and the electric conductor performs a superior signal transmission characteristics for audio signal and so... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4640983 | Conductor device, particularly for at least partial insertion in a human or animal body, comprising a spiral formed from at least one conductor A conductor device having at least one spiral which is formed from at least one conductor, each conductor consisting of wires which are stranded together to form a bundle. In addition, the wires belonging to a conductor can all consist of the same materia... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4584432 | Submarine power cable conductor A submarine power cable conductor consisting of at least one layer of stranded metal wires, all of said wires being laid in the same direction and at a periodically varied angle.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4525598 | Steel wire for use in stranded steel core of an aluminum conductor, steel reinforced and production of same A galvanized high strength steel wire for use in stranded steel core of an aluminum conductor, steel reinforced is disclosed. The steel composition thereof consists, by weight, essentially of: C: 0.4-1.2%, Si: not more than 2.0%, Mn: not more than 2.0%, Al: no... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4471161 | Conductor strand formed of solid wires and method for making the conductor strand A conductor strand 12 for an electric cable 10 is disclosed. The conductor strand includes a solid first wire 16 having a longitudinal axis A1, an inner layer of six solid wires 20 twisted helically about the first wire and an outer layer 24 fo... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4463219 | Compound cable The invention relates to a compound cable, such as an aluminum cable, an aluminum alloy cable, aluminum cable steel reinforced or an aluminum alloy cable steel reinforced with reduced audible noise for use in a high voltage transmission line. The surface ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4458107 | Method and apparatus for eliminating pulsatory discharges of the corona effect along an electric power line when the conductors are wet According to the method, a strip of nonconductive, fibrous material having a capillary effect with respect to water is fixed in close contact with each conductor of the transmission line. The capillary effect of the fibrous material ensures the formation ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4356346 | Transmission conductor A transmission conductor comprises an inner conductor or conductors substantially shaped in a cylindrical form, and an outer conductor layer covering the inner conductor or conductors, the outer conductor layer being annular in section, having an even out... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4349694 | Sub-marine telephone cable The coaxial sub-marine telephone cable employs a central conductor which is formed by a compound twisted core of high tensile steel wires and of aluminum-based wires which are encased in a longitudinally welded copper tube that is applied tightly around t... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4230899 | Electroconductive hose for cleaner A hose for cleaners comprising a bellows-shaped hose main body and two reinforcing synthetic resin elements arranged side by side axially of the hose and helically wound on and attached to the inner surface of the hose main body. Each of the reinforcing h... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4175212 | Electrical conductor assembly An inner conductor for a gas filled high voltage cable is constructed from plural elements arranged on a carrier tube in one or several layers. The conductive elements are either stranded around the carrier while remaining spaced from each other so that t... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4125741 | Differentially compressed, multi-layered, concentric cross lay stranded cable electrical conductor, and method of forming same A compressed, multi-layered, concentric layer stranded cable electrical conductor with each succeeding overlying layer of strands helically wound in an alternately opposite direction, comprising the product of sequentially circumferentially compressing ea... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4112247 | Gas feeder pipe assembly including electrical conductors A gas feeder pipe assembly includes a central duct capable of functioning as a gas feeder pipe and a plurality of pairs of electrical conductors in a unitary structure. The gas feeder pipe is located at the center of the structure, and the conductors surr... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4079192 | Conductor for reducing leakage at high frequencies Conductive wire coated with a thin magnetic film which is encircled by an insulating sheath. In various applications a plurality of said wires are wound together to provide a conductor having a low leakage due to eddy currents and dielectric leakage at ce... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4031310 | Shrinkable electrical cable core for cryogenic cable This invention is a cable core made of two layers of helically wound strips of metal with one layer having a right hand lay and the other layer having a left hand lay. The angle of lay is such that the diameter of the core changes at a faster rate than th... | 06/21/1977 |
| 4006287 | Welding cable An electrical conductor particularly suitable for resistance welding equipment comprises an even number and at least four bunches of helically wound electrically conductive strands arranged in side-by-side contacting relation with a hollow central passage... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3989885 | Support body for the conductors of a low-temperature cable A support body comprising several support elements lined up one behind the other is disclosed. More particularly, each support element includes a structure which is formed by support rings connected together by bridge members and which is provided at one ... | 11/02/1976 |
