Patents Assigned to Southwire Company, a Delaware Corporation
  • Electrical cable having a self-sealing agent and method for preventing water from contacting the conductor
    Patent number: 6359231
    Abstract: An electrical cable with a stranded central conductor encircled by insulation including a material which provides self-sealing properties to the cable present at least between the adjacent edges of the stranded conductor and the insulation. Preferably, the material is a polymeric material which is flowable at a temperature at least as low as 25° C. and has a 100 gram needle penetration value greater than 100 tenths of a millimeter at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Southwire Company, a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: David Reece, Jonathan Waller, Nick Ware, Philip Sasse