Patents Examined by Morris H. Nimmo
  • Patent number: 5440074
    Abstract: A method for producing a tight termination at an introduction region of a shrinkable cable sleeve characterized by positioning the seal element between the cables, said seal element having a material deformable by the application of heat so that upon heating of the cable sleeve, the sleeve shrinks onto the cables to extend tangentially therebetween and the seal element fills the spaces between the cables and the walls of the cable sleeve. The seal element may be secured either to the cable sleeve or to one of the cables or to both. The seal element preferably has a fixed part of metal and a sealable part which will deform with the application of heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: RXS Schrumpftechnik-Garnituren GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Meltsch, Wolfgang Schulte
  • Patent number: 5438163
    Abstract: A blockstop which is formed by kneading a curable, water-resistant kneading compound tightly onto the end of the cable and then covering the compound with a shrinkable envelope. Preferably the kneading compound is applied in three layers and the shrinkable envelope is a cold shrinkable tape wound onto the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: RXS Schrumpftechnik Garnituren GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Richardt
  • Patent number: 5438164
    Abstract: A high temperature resistant insulated electrical conductor (100) is provided in which a electrostatically deposited layer (6) of fluorocarbon material is disposed about a fiberglass insulation layer (4) encompassing a stranded or solid electrical conductor (2). Layer (6) is surrounded by a layer (8) of fiberglass insulation which in turn is preferably encompassed by a braided layer (10) of fiberglass insulation which is preferably coated with a layer (2) of protective high service temperature material. Layer (6) is preferably sintered to provide a fused homogenous construction as is layer (12) when required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Inventor: Edward A. Green
  • Patent number: 5436409
    Abstract: An insulated electrical conductor wire has a conductor core containing Ni or Ni alloy at least in its outer surface, an oxide layer of Ni or Ni alloy formed by oxidation treatment of the outer surface of the conductor, and an insulating inorganic compound outer layer formed on the oxide layer of Ni or Ni alloy. The insulating inorganic outer layer is intimately bonded to the oxide layer and provides an improved heat resistance and insulability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Sawada, Shinji Inazawa, Kouichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 5434361
    Abstract: A method of terminating a wire comprises the steps of (i) winding the wire around a an end portion of a terminal, (ii) placing a plastic sleeve having a first cavity into a second cavity in an ultrasonic horn, (iii) inserting the portion of the terminal around which the wire is wound into the first cavity of the plastic sleeve while the plastic sleeve is within the second cavity in the ultrasonic horn, (iv) activating the ultrasonic horn causing the plastic sleeve to melt and flow around the terminal and wound wire, (v) deactivating the ultrasonic horn, and (vi) removing the terminal and coil from the horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Chafin, Michael C. Lewman, David M. Kroll
  • Patent number: 5434354
    Abstract: An independent twin-foil shielded data cable is disclosed. The cable includes a cable core which may have one or more insulated data conductors. The cable core is wrapped by a foil-shield laminate tape color helically wound about the cable core. The laminate tape includes a non-conductive side facing the cable core and a conductive side facing outward from the cable core. A second-foil laminate shield tape is helically wound about the cable, having a conductive side disposed towards the conductive side of the first shield laminate and a non-conductive side disposed to the outside of the cable. Finally, the entire cable assembly may be enclosed in a protective, insulating jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Mohawk Wire and Cable Corp.
    Inventors: James Baker, Barry Gelfand
  • Patent number: 5434353
    Abstract: A self-supporting electric conductor arrangement, in particular a coil, suitable for arrangement in a vacuum container, contains, as a supporting structure, a tube (18a) of insulating material, e.g. quartz glass, in which is arranged an electric conductor (18b) in the form of a flexible chord or an electrically conducting layer precipitated on the inner wall of the tube. A preferred field of application is a coil-shaped insulated antenna situated in the plasma for a high frequency plasma generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.v. Berlin
    Inventor: Werner Kraus
  • Patent number: 5432300
    Abstract: This invention aims to facilitate attaching and positional correction of a protecting member for an unshielded section on an end portion of a shielding electric cable 1 and to enhance flexibility of processes of working and wiring the cable 1 and flexibility of a wiring posture of the cable 1. A protecting construction for an end portion of a shielded electric cable 1 comprises: an unshielded section on the end portion of the cable; a flexible and insulative protecting tube 10 having a shielding layer 8 on the interior thereof, the protecting tube 10 being provided with a slit 7 along an axial direction so that the tube 10 can be opened and closed in a peripheral direction, the protecting tube 10 being mounted through the slit 7 on the unshielded section on the end portion of the cable 1; and a tape 11 wound around the protecting tube 10 to secure it (10) to the end portion of the cable 1. The slit protecting tube 10 forms a protecting member for the unshielded section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fujisawa, Isao Akasaka, Hiroyuki Hamada
  • Patent number: 5432301
    Abstract: An electrical cable has ground wires for grounding or shielding the interior of the cable. Segments of the wires project from the cable and are uninsulated. A clamp for fixing the cable and connecting the ground wires to ground includes a plastic insulating sleeve which is slipped over the cable. The sleeve has an axial extension at one end and clamping fingers at the other end. The extension is provided with a resilient, generally annular circumferential projection and the sleeve is placed on the cable with the extension adjacent the uninsulated wire segments. The latter are bent onto the extension so as to overlie the projection. The extension and its overlying wire segments are inserted in an externally threaded, electrically conductive clamping collar. The internal diameter of that part of the clamping collar which surrounds the projection and its overlying wire segments is smaller than the outer diameter of the projection and its overlying wire segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Anton Hummel Verwaltungs GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Gehring
  • Patent number: 5432299
    Abstract: An insulator (100) wherein a funnel portion (120) has a conical inner peripheral surface (121) of an inner diameter increasing in a direction away from a body (101). A male terminal (second terminal) (161) is inserted into the insulator (100) from the funnel portion (120) to mate with a female terminal (first terminal) (151) housed in the insulator (100), and a jig (170) is prevented from interfering with an edge of the funnel portion (120) of the insulator (100) as the male terminal (161) is securely pushed into the female terminal (151), thereby preventing connection failure between the first and second terminals. If the path of insertion of the male terminal (161) is shifted so that the male terminal (161) abuts against the inner peripheral surface (121), the path is corrected along the slope of the inner peripheral surface (121), facilitating the insertion of the male terminal (161).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ochi
  • Patent number: 5430255
    Abstract: An electric wire or cable having at least one aluminum conductor with extruded insulation with or without a semiconducting extruded screen or screens has the surface of the metallic conductor textured to provide a mechanical interlock with extruded material applied closely to it. This reduces the effect of shrink-back when the wire or cable is cut back for termination or jointing, and may thus allow faster extrusion in manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Phillips Cables Limited
    Inventors: Ian G. Downie, John W. Playford
  • Patent number: 5430254
    Abstract: A self crimping connector for securing very fine wires of the order of 0.0015" diameter into an electrical connector is described. A terminal block having an opening at least five times the diameter of the wire is preferably gold plated and the wire is inserted. A malleable metal pin means, preferably a gold pin having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the opening, is inserted between the wire and a sidewall of the opening. A longitudinal force is applied to the exposed end of the pin so as to radially expand the pin and force it into locking engagement with the wire and the sidewall without deforming or nicking the wire and thus weakening it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Queen's University
    Inventors: Gerald E. Loeb, Raymond A. Peck
  • Patent number: 5430256
    Abstract: A multistranded conductor consists of a central bundle of nine strands of small diameter wire (insulated or non-insulated) in a twisted configuration and a series of six outer bundles each being of similar construction, the six outer bundles being equispaced as to each other and circumscribing around the central bundle and being covered with an outer electrically insulating protective covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Inventors: John A. Taylor, Robert C. Bartlett
  • Patent number: 5428189
    Abstract: A cable arrangement with two pairs of conductors for two separate circuits, one conductor of a pair is split into two partial conductors. Neutralization, i.e., capacitive and inductive uncoupling of the two circuits is possible by symmetrical arrangement of the conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Dorner, Sebastian Grimmeisen, Bernd Haussler, Thilo Kuhner, Franz-Josef Petry, Bernhard Rall
  • Patent number: 5428187
    Abstract: A shielded hybrid ribbon cable assembly is provided for conducting electrical power and data signals. The assembly includes a plurality of spaced, parallel, power conductors and a plurality of data signal conductors. An insulating material holds together and electrically insulates the plurality of conductors. An electrically conductive shield is disposed about at least the data signal conductors for shielding electromagnetic capacitive interference. An inductive shielding means is interposed between the power conductors and the data signal conductors for shielding the signals of the data signal conductors from inductive magnetic interference generated by the power conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Burke J. Crane, Augusto P. Panella
  • Patent number: 5426264
    Abstract: An electrical cable for use in submersible well pumps in oil and gas well environments is provided having an electrical conductor core which is surrounded by an insulating layer of cross-linked polyethylene. A barrier layer surrounds the cross-linked polyethylene insulating layer. The barrier layer is impermeable to oil and other liquid hydrocarbons, but is permeable to low molecular gases. The barrier layer is preferably formed from a fluoropolymer and is surrounded by a polymeric protective layer. An adhesive layer attaches the barrier layer to the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: David W. Livingston, David H. Neuroth, David G. Korte
  • Patent number: 5424491
    Abstract: High frequency cable with short twist lays with the insulation thickness of conductors being different from that of others, the thickness of insulation being dependent upon twist lay length so as to achieve a desired characteristic impedance and signal attenuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Jorg-Hein Walling, Clement Gagnon, Paul P. Kish, Martin L. Belanger
  • Patent number: 5422438
    Abstract: An electrical crimp connector (1) comprises a crimp barrel (3) located within an insulating sleeve (4), and a quantity of gel (5) located within each end region of the insulating sleeve at each end of the crimp barrel. Each quantity of gel contains an aperture (10) to allow wires (2) to be inserted into the crimp barrel. Once the connector has been crimped, the gel located within each end region of the insulating sleeve seals it against moisture ingress, forming a moisture-resistant electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Raychem SA
    Inventor: Alain Lamome
  • Patent number: 5422439
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a number of insulated wires removably attached to a tearable backing. This construction allows the simultaneous termination of the wires since they are held in position for mass termination equipment and permits the free flow of air around and between the wires, in addition to ease of routing the wires, once the backing has been removed after termination of the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Massachusetts Manufacturing and Mining Company
    Inventors: Bruce K. Grove, Harry A. Loder
  • Patent number: 5422440
    Abstract: A low inductance bus bar arrangement suitable for industrial voltage levels, and for power applications contains two or more elongate electrical conducting bars having rounded edges. Strips of dielectric insulating material are located between two of the elongate electrical conducting bars. The conducting bars are oriented in substantially parallel relationship to one another with the dielectric insulating material having a height of the cross-section thereof substantially greater than the height of the cross-section of the conducting bars. The bus bar arrangement also provides low inductance to the connecting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: REM Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Rudolfo Palma