Patents Assigned to Nexans
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Patent number: 8737788Abstract: A multi-tight buffer fiber optic cable includes a first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers surrounding the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers. A jacket surrounds the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers, where the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers are helically wound, and where the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers are helically wound in the same direction as the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and at substantially the same lay length.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: David Keller, Randie Yoder, Dan Rouse, Chris Raynor, Woody Rhodes
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Patent number: 8727388Abstract: A coupling arrangement has a coupling body and a helically shaped undulated metal pipe which has an end face extending along a screw thread of its undulation. A metal holding ring is mounted on the connecting part resting against the latter, where the outer diameter of the holding ring corresponds approximately to the outer diameter of the pipe, where the end face of the holding ring facing the pipe extends along a screw thread corresponding to the screw thread of the pipe, and where the holding ring is connected in the mounted position, fixedly to the connecting part by resting fixedly and tightly against the end face of the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Michele Di Palma, Stephan Lange, Klaus Schippl, Christian Frohne
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Publication number: 20140115859Abstract: An arrangement is provided for a helically undulated pipe made of metal, which has an end face extending along a turn of the thread of its undulation and a connecting element to be fastened to the pipe. The connecting element includes a pipe piece which has a helically extending inner surface corresponding to the turn of the thread of the undulation of the pipe. The pipe piece is mounted on the pipe in the undulation of the pipe. A metal ring is arranged on the pipe piece, where the pipe piece has sections with different inner diameters arranged one behind the other in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: NexansInventor: Nexans
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Publication number: 20140119699Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes at least one optical fiber element and a tight buffer coating on the optical fiber element, where the tight buffer coating on the optical fiber element includes a plurality of alternating splines and grooves facing outwardly towards the outer circumference of the tight buffer coating. Additionally, an optical fiber cable can have at least one optical fiber element and at least one buffer tube surrounding the optical fiber element, where the buffer tube around the optical fiber element includes a plurality of alternating splines and grooves facing outwardly towards the outer circumference of the buffer tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: NEXANSInventors: David Keller, Randie Yoder, Chris Raynor, Terry Gooch, Greg Heffner, Joshua Keller, Mike Good
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Patent number: 8712490Abstract: A conductor for transmitting electrical power having a cylindrical core (1) clad with a strip of metallic material (2), possibly comprising a superconductor, placed, in the shape of a tube, longitudinally around said core (I), its longitudinal edges being welded to each other along a weld seam (3). The core (1) has a slot (4, 4?) placed under said weld seam (3).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Christian-Eric Bruzek, Arnaud Allais, Claus-Friedrich Theune
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Patent number: 8692120Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical control cable of the type comprising a core having a plurality of polymer filaments, a plurality of strands of conductor material extending in the longitudinal direction of said core, an outer insulating sheath. According to the invention, said strands are distributed uniformly and concentrically over the periphery of said core, in contact with one another in pairs and in contact with said core, and the filaments of said core are secured to one another to form a non-metallic unitary structure that is obtained by organizing said filaments into a plurality of subassemblies, the filaments in any one subassembly being twisted together helically, the subassemblies in turn being twisted with one another to form an overall helix. Advantage: the cable uses a limited number of copper strands while guaranteeing that crimping operations are reliable.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Francis Debladis, Laurent Tribut, Stéphane Morice
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Patent number: 8693146Abstract: A quench detection system for a fault current limiter (1), in particular, a high temperature superconductor fault current limiter, making use of a differential protection relay wherein in fault event the differential protection relay operates a triggering mechanism of a circuit breaker (2), thereby opening the electrical circuit and interrupting power supply to downstream components, and a method for quench detection wherein the magnitude of voltage drop during quench is converted to a current signal being proportional to the voltage and which is monitored by the differential protection relay.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: NexansInventor: Robert Dommerque
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Patent number: 8688182Abstract: A superconductive electric cable is provided in which a cable core is arranged in a cryostat, where the cable core is composed of three phase conductors arranged concentrically around an inner cooling duct, with an electric insulation arranged between the phase conductors, and where the cryostat is surrounded by an electric insulation, which is surrounded by a neutral conductor of normally conductive materials. In this cable, a neutral conductor or a screening is arranged only outside of the cryostat, and is formed by normally conductive material which surrounds the cryostat as a common neutral conductor, where an insulating material is arranged between this neutral conductor and the cryostat.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Rainer Soika, Mark Stemmle
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Patent number: 8673821Abstract: A coated conductor comprising an improved buffer layer architecture where the buffer layers are obtainable by chemical solution deposition and where the buffer layers essentially adopt the degree of texture of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Joachim Bock, Jürgen Ehrenberg, Mark O. Rikel
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Patent number: 8668419Abstract: A shearable fastening device (1) has a shearable fastener (2) having a plurality of screwthreaded portions (3), a head portion (4) which is connected to the screws threaded portions (3) via a first predetermined weakening (5) and further predetermined weakenings (6) in the form of cross-section constrictions are provided between the screwthreaded portions (3), as well as an internal recess (7), wherein the internal recess (7) extends from the head portion (4) at least into the region of the predetermined weakenings (6). At least one stepped predetermined weakening (8) is formed by its shear-off torque (aNm) being smaller than that of the next predetermined weakening further away from the head portion (4) and the shear-off torque (aNm+1) at the next predetermined weakening closer to the head portion (4) rising again with respect to the shear-off torque (aNm) of the stepped predetermined weakening (8).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Falk Hardt, Volker Markgraf, Gert Stauch
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Patent number: 8670808Abstract: A system is specified having at least one superconducting cable (SK) which has at least one superconducting conductor (2), and having a cryostat (KR) which surrounds the same and has two metallic tubes, an inner tube (6) and an outer tube (7), which are arranged concentrically at a distance from one another, are corrugated transversely with respect to their longitudinal direction and between which vacuum insulation (8) is arranged. The cable (SK) has a central tubular support (1) for passing a coolant through, on which the superconducting conductor (2) rests. The cable (SK) is surrounded all around by a buffer layer (5) which protects the same against mechanical damage and consists of insulating material, and the inner tube (6) of the cryostat (KR) at least rests in a sealed manner on the buffer layer (5).Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: NEXANSInventors: Rainer Soika, Mark Stemmle
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Publication number: 20140051581Abstract: A system with a three phase superconductive electrical transmission element is indicated, in which three superconductive electrical phase conductors are arranged insulated relative to each other and concentrically relative to each other, and in which a thermally insulated tubular cryostat is arranged which has a free space for conducting a cooling medium therethrough. The transmission element has at least two identically constructed cables (K1, K2), each of which has three electrical phase conductors (L1, L2, L3) which are insulated relative to each other and arranged concentrically relative to each other. The phase conductors (L1, L2, L3) of the two cables (K1, K2) are electrically switched in parallel in such a way that always one phase conductor of the one cable is connected to the phase conductor of the other cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: NEXANSInventor: NEXANS
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Patent number: 8655424Abstract: A superconductive electric cable is provided at least one superconductive conductor having strips or wires, which are wound in at least one layer around a carrier constructed as a pipe. The pipe is elastically deformable in a radial direction with changeable diameters and has a gap extending in a straight line along a circumferential line of the pipe over its entire length.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Rainer Soika, Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 8646490Abstract: A pipeline for the transport of a pressurized flowable medium, consisting of a metal tube corrugated transversely to its longitudinal direction and of a hose which is arranged in the same and consists of plastic. In the position of use the hose bears against the inwardly pointing wave troughs of the metal tube, which hose has a multiplicity of holes separated from one another in the wall of the same over its entire axial length. The wave troughs of the metal tube penetrate slightly into the surface of the hose so as to fix the latter with respect to axial loads.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Christian Frohne, Dipl.-Ing Klaus Schippl
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Patent number: 8644899Abstract: A coated conductor with a substantially round cross section has a high temperature superconductor layer which is sandwiched between an inner substrate layer and an outer substrate layer to place the high temperature superconductor layer in the region of neutral strain axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Arnaud Allais, Mark O. Rikel, Jürgen Ehrenberg, Christian-Eric Bruzek
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Publication number: 20140030908Abstract: A protective element for manufacturing platines is provided, where conductors are fastened to the contacts of the conductors. The protective element includes recesses which are configured for arranging a conductor each, and the protective element can be arranged adjacent a support. The recesses of the protective element are arranged in a first position in alignment with the recesses of the support and in a second position at an angle relative to the recesses of the support. Preferably, the protective element has at least one hinge section which is configured for interacting with a complimentary hinge section of a support which can be mounted against the protective element, where pivoting of the protective element against the support about the pivoting axis of: the interacting hinge sections moves the protective element on the support from the first position into the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: NEXANSInventor: NEXANS
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Patent number: 8639076Abstract: A fiber optic cable is provided with a plurality of buffer tubes each with one or more optical fibers, a plurality of strength members and a jacket. The fibers within the cable meet maximum attenuation of substantially 0.07 db increase when decreasing from ?23° C. to ?60° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: David Keller, Paul Kroushl, Randie Yoder, Dan Rouse
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Patent number: 8633387Abstract: An electrical line (1) for motor vehicles is provided having at least two insulated electrical conductors (4, 5) which are combined to form one unit. The line is connected to a sensor (3)at one end. The conductors (4, 5) are surrounded by a prefabricated plastic tube (6). Parts (7), integrally belonging to the tube (6), are positioned on the outside along the course of the tube (6) as fastening devices for securing the line (1) at predefined fixed points of a motor vehicle. At those fixed points, fastening parts are present that are configured to connect with and that complement the parts (7) of the tube (6).Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: NEXANSInventor: Otto Nachbauer
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Patent number: 8633381Abstract: A termination unit for a multi-phase superconductor cable has, for each phase, a cylindrical modular element (1, 2, 3) having a thermally insulating external envelope (1A, 2A, 3A) containing a superconductor cable portion (7, 8, 9) contained in an internal envelope (1B, 2B, 3B) containing a cooling fluid. A branch element (4, 5, 6) of each phase, provided with an electrical connection element (4A, 5A, 6A), is arranged at the end of each said modular element, where each branch element (4, 5, 6) is directly connected to the corresponding cable portion (7, 8, 9) and only the electrical connection element (4A, 5A, 6A) projecting from the modular elements (1, 2, 3).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: NexansInventor: Nicolas Lallouet
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Patent number: 8631672Abstract: An apparatus is specified for continuous corrugation of a metallic tube (1) which apparatus has a tool holder (13), which can rotate about the initially smooth tube and has a tool (14) which is mounted eccentrically with respect to the tube and forces a corrugation into the tube during operation of the apparatus, which corrugation runs transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the tube. A first hollow shaft (12) is attached to the tool holder (13), projects in the pulling-off direction from it, surrounds the tube after the corrugation process and can be rotated about its axis with the tool holder (13) by an electric motor. A second hollow shaft (16) is arranged at a distance from the first hollow shaft (12) and coaxially about the end, facing away from the tool holder (13), of the first hollow shaft (12), which second hollow shaft (16) is mounted such that it can rotate about its axis and can be driven by the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: NexansInventors: Wilhelm Unger, Volker Zummach, Claus Friedrich Theune