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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8026447 | Electrical microfilament to circuit interface Devices and methods for electrical interconnection for microelectronic circuits are disclosed. One method of electrical interconnection includes forming a bundle of microfilaments, wherein at least two of the microfilaments include electrically conductive portions e... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8017869 | Conductor of an electric wire, and an insulated wire A conductor of an electric wire, and an insulated wire which are excellent in corrosion resistance and recyclability, of which the strength which is decreased by weight reduction and diameter reduction is improved. The conductor includes a strand which includes a fi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7772497 | Signal transmission electric wire for the aviation and space industries The invention relates to a data transmission electric wire comprising a plurality of conductor strands covered in at least one insulating covering including PTFE, the plurality of strands comprising an inner core of first strands covered by at least one outer layer ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7626123 | Electrical microfilament to circuit interface Devices and methods for electrical interconnection for microelectronic circuits are disclosed. One method of electrical interconnection includes forming a bundle of microfilaments, wherein at least two of the microfilaments include electrically conductive portions e... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7550677 | Electrical control cable An electrical cable with a section diameter at most equal to 2 mm includes a plurality of strands extending in the longitudinal direction of the cable. The strands are twisted to form a stranded conductor. Only certain strands of the stranded conductor are of electr... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7504588 | Acoustically transparent stranded cable A cable having universal applications for transmitting any kind of electrical signal, including AC and DC power, for sensitive test instruments cables and, particularly, for conducting audio, video and digital signals through a stranded metal wire conductor can cons... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7426779 | Method of fabricating wire member A wire member adapted to be used in a detection coil of an NMR spectrometer's probe. The wire member has a sleeve made of a copper tube having a high electrical conductivity, strands made of platinum, and a thin film of gold or rhodium formed on the surface of the s... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420124 | Drawn strand filled tubing wire A wire for use in medical applications. The wire is formed by forming a bundle from a plurality of drawn filled tubing strands and positioning the bundle within an outer tubing. The tubing and strands are then drawn down to a predetermined diameter to form a wire fo... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417191 | 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... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7351913 | Anti-roosting device An anti-roosting device is disclosed. The device includes a track, an electrical conductor, and an electrical source. The conductor is embedded within the track, with a portion of the conductor left exposed. The electrical source provides low amperage at high voltag... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352097 | Motor or generator and method of producing the same A plurality of slots are provided at a stator core. A coil component is produced by winding conductor wires around a forming tool several times. The coil component is cut off at a predetermined part and inserted into a slot so as to cross over the plurality of slots... | 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 |
| 7326139 | Belt with integrated monitoring A belt has at least two fiber strands which have synthetic fiber threads twisted in themselves and are designed for acceptance of force in longitudinal direction. The strands are arranged at a spacing relative to one another along the longitudinal direction of the b... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326225 | Vasoocclusive device for treatment of aneurysms The device is formed from a multi-stranded micro-cable having a plurality of flexible strands of a shape memory material and at least one radiopaque strand. The strands can be made of a shape memory nickel titanium alloy, that is highly flexible at a temperature app... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320832 | Fine-grained metallic coatings having the coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the one of the substrate Fine-grained (average grain size 1 nm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317369 | Superconductor magnet coil configuration A superconducting magnet coil configuration comprising at least one section of a superconducting strip conductor, which is continuously wound in a cylindrical winding chamber (1) between two end flanges (2, 3) in several solenoid-like layers is charact... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309353 | Use of platinum group metals in vascular devices and method of texturing platinum group metals A method of texturing polycrystalline iridium includes the steps of cold/warm working of the polycrystalline iridium at equal to or below its re-crystallization temperature to break up the polycrystalline structure such that the orientation favors one direction (i.e... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305814 | Safety arrester cable Safety arrester cables are provided to connect a wheel of a racing car to its chassis. The safety arrester cable is formed of a multitude of untwisted windings that form closed loops. An open tab is formed at both ends of each of the windings. The windings in the sa... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7280875 | High strength, low resistivity electrode For use in an implantable medical device, there is provided a biocompatible, biostable, corrosion-resistant wire strand comprising a core comprising a plurality of electrically conductive, low electrical resistance filaments embedded in an electrically conductive ma... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268562 | Low cost detectible pipe and electric fencing manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Detectable pipe and electric fence are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base re... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262537 | Electric motor and generator component having a plurality of windings made from a plurality of individually conductive wires An electric motor or generator assembly includes a component, such as a stator, having a plurality of windings. A wire set including a plurality of individually conductive wires twisted together is manipulated within a core to establish the desired number of winding... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259331 | Lightweight armor wires for electrical cables Disclosed are electric cables with improved armor wires used with wellbore devices to analyze geologic formations adjacent a wellbore. The cables include at least one insulated conductor, and one or more armor wires surrounding the insulated conductor. The armor wir... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7245030 | Integrated generator and transformer and associated methods An electrical power generating apparatus (20) may include a housing (22), an electrical generator (24) within the housing, and a step-up transformer (30) within the housing and connected to the electrical generator. A turbine (26) ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230186 | Covered wire and automobile-use wire harness A lightweight insulated electric wire and an automobile wire harness using the same insulated electric wire where the insulated electric wire has a conductor portion including one or more first wires and one or more second wires, which are stranded together. The fir... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228627 | Method of manufacturing a high strength aluminum-clad steel strand core wire for ACSR power transmission cables A manufacturing method is provided to form an overhead transmission cable having an elongated stranded steel core, and at least one layer of conductor wires generally encircling the stranded steel core. Each conductor wire includes a circumferentially extending, met... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226466 | Flexible delivery system A delivery system for implanting medical devices within a lumen or body cavity of a patient, the delivery system having a wire formed from a plurality of layered strands yielding a reduced bending stiffness for improved maneuverability with no reduction in overall t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7179522 | Aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable and method of manufacture This invention relates to an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) and method of manufacture. An ACCC cable has a composite core surrounded by at least one layer of aluminum conductor. The composite core comprises a plurality of fibers from at le... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7170008 | Audio signal cable An audio signal cable consisting of various combinations of two or more distinct types of conductors. The cable contains at least two conductors of different types. The individual conductors within the cable may be individually insulated or uninsulated. The individu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162858 | Push-pull cable and method of manufacturing thereof A push-pull cable is provided. The cable includes a central wire, a first set of wires wrapped around the central wire, and a second set of wires wrapped around the first set of wires. A coating is then formed around the second set of wires. Also provided is a metho... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7145082 | Flexible electrical line A flexible electric line with at least one electrical conductor is provided having a high tensile, nonmetallic element and a plurality of highly conductive metal wires arranged around it. The flexible electric line has a high tensile element that is a loose composit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141740 | Sound signal wire and process for enhancing rigidity thereof A sound signal wire that has higher rigidity to prevent roping effect from reducing sound quality during vibration within a speaker frame, and/or also has a higher flexibility and tensile strength to make the vibrated sound signal wire more durable for use with a sp... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138582 | Medical electrical lead conductor formed from modified MP35N alloy A medical electrical lead having an elongated conductor including one or more wires made of a modified MP35N alloy. The modified MP35N alloy is formed from a melt composition modified to reduce an amount of titanium-based inclusion forming elements. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135529 | Golf ball comprising saturated rubber/ionomer block copolymers The invention provides golf balls with a core and with one or more layers, preferably cover layers, formed of a saturated rubber/ionomer block copolymer comprising one or more neutral thermoplastic polymer blocks and one or more ionomeric blocks. The saturated rubbe... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132603 | Electrical connection device The present invention provides an electrical connection device. The device comprises a pin, socket or lug and a means for electrically connecting the pin, socket or lug to groups of strands of an individual multi-bunch core of a machine, reeling or trailing cable. T... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128757 | Radiopaque and MRI compatible nitinol alloys for medical devices A radiopaque nitinol medical device such as a stent for use with or implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The stent is made from a superelastic alloy such as nickel-titanium or nitinol, and includes a ternary element selected from the group of chemical elements... | 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 |
