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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8008577 | Constructive arrangement in an umbilical cable and a process for the manufacture thereof An umbilical cable, particularly adequate for subsea exploration, contains two or more three-phase power supply circuits, each consisting of three conductors grouped in a trefoil configuration, each conductor including a metal core surrounded by an insulating sheath... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7989700 | Cable A cable has a core made of an insulated wire, a shield layer provided at an outer periphery of the core, a reinforcing layer provided at an outer periphery of the shield layer, and a sheath provided at an outer periphery of the reinforcing layer. The insulated wire ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7358443 | Braided cord with conductive foil A braided cord having a conductive foil made of aluminum or copper or similar good electrically conductive materials. The foil is wrapped around the line (hot) and neutral wires of a cord. Over the foil is the braid made of copper strands. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7339116 | High performance data cable The present invention is for a high performance data cable which has an interior support or star separator. The star separator or interior support extends along the longitudinal length of the data cable. The star separator or interior support has a central region. A... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340288 | Trans-septal intra-cardiac lead system An apparatus for and method of measuring pressure through a septum in a patient's heart is disclosed. A lead inserted into the right side of a heart is routed through the septum to gain access to the left side of the heart. The lead includes an attachment structure ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337009 | Lead having composite tubing A lead assembly includes a flexible lead body which extends from a proximal end to a distal end, the lead body includes one or more conductors. The lead assembly further includes an electrode assembly, and at least one coating of insulative material coated directly ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322415 | Subterranean electro-thermal heating system and method A subterranean electro-thermal heating system including one or more heater cable sections extending through one or more heat target regions of a subterranean environment and one or more cold lead sections coupled to the heater cable section(s) and extending through ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7309835 | Adjustable speed drive/variable frequency drive cable, connector and termination system A cable and termination system for use with adjustable speed drives, including flexible tray cables and metal-clad cables, and terminations coupled therewith. The cables generally include three phase conductors, three ground conductors and fillers, and are wrapped w... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7257449 | Extendable/retractable lead having downsized lead body A lead assembly includes a flexible lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and the lead body includes two or more conductors disposed therein. The second conductor is disposed within the first conductor, and the second conductor has a coating of in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7202417 | Security cable, a method for making the same and a method for securing an electronic device A security cable for electrically connecting an electrical device, such as, for example, a digital camera, a cam-corder, digital audio player, or like device are provided. Also provided is a method for making the security cable and a method for securing the electric... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7180002 | Flexible multicore electrical cable The invention describes a flexible multicore electrical cable with a central supporting member (3), several cores (1) that includes insulated fine-strand conductors and surround the supporting member (3), and a plastic sheath (5), wherein... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174220 | Construction of a medical electrical lead An implantable cardiac stimulation lead system for use with an implantable stimulation device includes at least a pair of conductors, braided together and extending between proximal and distal ends and co-extruded with flexible resilient insulation material. Each co... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164078 | Abrasion-resistant jacket An abrasion-resistant jacket for a flexible cable with a cable core and a jacket made of an abrasion-resistant thermoplastic material surrounding the cable core, particularly for a drag chain cable or a robot cable. The jacket includes an inner extruded plastic laye... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7145080 | Off-set communications cable A cable includes an outer sleeve for offsetting an inner jacket from a central axis of the outer sleeve in order to reduce crosstalk between adjacent cables. In one embodiment, an inner surface of the outer sleeve includes a plurality of fingers of different length ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7130700 | Multilumen body for an implantable medical device A splined multilumen body for use in elongated medical devices is provided for carrying multiple conductors, wires or cables to multiple device components along the device body. Open lumens may be provided through which medical devices or therapies may be delivered.... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122737 | Semi-rigid cable A semi-rigid cable coaxially includes a brass wire (1) having a silver-plated layer (2) formed by plating silver having a high conductivity, a dielectric body (3) prepared by using fluorocarbon resin, a polymer film (4) having a conductiv... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7092764 | Helix rotation by traction The present invention includes a “Z shaped” configuration for a pair of internal windings of a fiber core of a medical electrical lead which can be configured as or windings to provide counter-rotation an implanted cardiac lead. When fully assembled and implante... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065411 | Electrical medical leads employing conductive aerogel Conductive aerogels are employed in fabrication of electrical medical leads adapted to be implanted in the body and subjected to bending stresses. An elongated, flexible and resilient, lead body extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes an insulative ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049506 | Conductor system A protected conduit for use in a downhole environment, e.g. in a well, which has first and second metallic impermeable layers and an extrudate layer between the impermeable layers. A conductor extends between the two metal impermeable layers and serves for the trans... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7034228 | Coaxial cables, multicore cables, and electronic apparatuses using such cables A coaxial element wire includes a center conductor, an insulation layer, and an outer conductor. The insulation layer is provided around the center conductor, and it has a thickness of 0.15 mm or less. The outer conductor is a ribbon-shaped conductor obtained by pre... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6978185 | Multifilar conductor for cardiac leads A permanent implantable lead having an elongated lead body with at least one multifilar conductor having electrically active elements for providing electrical communication between connectors at a proximal end and electrical components at a distal end of the lead bo... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6943319 | Triaxial heating cable system A cut-to-length heating system including a heating cable having a first conductor with a first resistivity and a second conductor with a second resistivity. The heating cable having a first end and a second end with the first conductor being electrically connected t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925334 | Implantable medical lead having multiple, jointly insulated electrical conductors An implantable lead for transmitting electrical signals between a proximal end and a distal end comprises an elongated lead body defining a longitudinally-extending lumen, and a plurality of individual electrical conductors contained in the lumen of the lead body an... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6825419 | Electric cable for connection of mobile electric consumers An electrical cable (K) has at least two strands (1) consisting of insulated conductors (2) stranded together. Insulation on the strands (1) consists of an inner layer in contact with the conductor, and which is softer than an outer layer. The s... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6815617 | Serrated cable core An axially arranged cable, such as a coaxial, triaxial, twinaxial, or armored cable which includes at least one serration on an insulative or conductive layer internal thereto and methods of manufacturing the same. These serrations may appear on insulators or inner ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6800810 | Snake for musical instrument wiring A musical instrument snake cable that interconnects audio components for use with a musical instrument in a manner consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention has a plurality of shielded signal-carrying wire groups for carrying unbalanced signals be... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6720497 | Electrode cable for electrical stimulation A medical electrode cable has an exterior, tubular insulating sheath containing a number of side-by-side wires arranged substantially parallel to the sheath and helically proceeding around and,along a longitudinal axis. At least one of the wires is a low-resistivity... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6587054 | Electrical submersible pump cable An electrical submersible pump cable having an integral capacitor. The electrical submersible pump cable has a primary conductor with an insulator surrounding the primary conductor. A coaxial conductive layer surrounds the insulator, wherein the insulator... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6265667 | Coaxial cable The present invention relates to a metallic shielded cable having a wire braid shield coated with a non-gel and non-powder anti-corrosion coating and also to a coaxial cable having a central solid copper or copper clad conductor having a copper surface co... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6255592 | Flexible armored communication cable and method of manufacture An armored flexible communication cable includes a central core member. Armor wire is formed into spaced apart coils and wrapped around the central core member to affix the position of the elongated central core member with respect to the wrapped outer ar... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6010788 | High speed data transmission cable and method of forming same A high speed data transmission cable comprises a pair of primary cables positioned adjacent to each other along their lengths with each primary cable including a pair of generally parallel conductors coupled together and surrounded by insulation. A shield... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6005191 | Heat-shrinkable jacket for EMI shielding A heat-shrinkable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding jacket sheathable over a generally elongate object of a given outer diameter extent. The jacket is formed of a tubular outer member of an indefinite length and an expanded inner diameter which... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5796044 | Coiled wire conductor insulation for biomedical lead A biomedical lead conductor body formed of a coiled wire conductor that is sheathed loosely within a coiled insulative sheath of biocompatible and biostable material allowing a gap or space to be present between the exterior surface of the coiled wire con... | 08/18/1998 |
