Abstract: A woven electrical transmission cable A is illustrated which includes a plurality of warp elements (12, 12, 14) interwoven with a weft element (16). A number of the warp elements are ground conductors (10) and a number are signal conductors (12). The ground and signal conductors are arranged in clusters (D, E) which include signal conductor pairs (12a, 12b and 12c, 12d) isolated by ground conductors (10a-10c and 10d-10f), respectively. An input signal is split at the input (20, 24) of the cluster between the signal conductor pair which is then combined at the output to provide a single output signal (28, 30). The location of the ground conductors relative to the signal conductors is fixed in the cable by interweaving of the weft (16) and warp binder yarns (14) together with the warp conductors (10, 12) whereby the characteristic impedance is controlled.

Abstract: A woven jacket (A) and woven transmission cable (B) are woven together as one-piece. A common weft element (18) is interwoven between the cover (A) and cable (B) which are woven simultaneously on a loom. Weft pick (18a) is woven in the cover exclusive of the cable while weft pick (18b) is broken out of the cover and woven in the cable to physically attach these together.

Abstract: A woven shielded cable assembly includes a woven cable (A) having a base weave pattern defined by warp and weft elements (14) and (16). A plurality of drain wires (B) are interwoven with and floated out of the base weave pattern at locations along the cable on both sides thereof to provide instantaneous and continuous draining of a conductive shield (C).