Abstract: The invention relates to a cable having at least two pairs of insulated wires. The adjacent pairs are separated at their contact point(s) by a cushion layer that does not wrap completely around the pairs or any one of the pairs. The cable provides low variability in insertion loss or the ratio of input of voltage injected into the cable vs. output voltage.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-conductor cable with a twisted pair section and a parallel section, wrapped in a transparent plastic jacket to form a generally uniform round-shaped cable. The transparent jacket allows the flat section to be identified so that the jacket may be removed at this location and the conductors in the flat section prepared for attachment to a connector for either point to point or daisy chain cables. Additionally, the individual conductors in the flat section of the cable are each attached to a support member that maintains the spacing of the conductors so that it may be quickly attached to the contact terminals of a connector.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-conductor cable with a twisted pair section and a parallel section, wrapped in a transparent plastic jacket to form a generally uniform round-shaped cable. The transparent jacket allows the flat section to be identified so that the jacket may be removed at this location and the conductors in the flat section prepared for attachment to a connector for either point to point or daisy chain cables. Additionally, the individual conductors in the flat section of the cable are each attached to a support member that maintains the spacing of the conductors so that it may be quickly attached to the contact terminals of a connector.

Abstract: A structure for an electrical cable which may be used as a high-frequency signal transmission line and which includes a jacket which is highly permeable by fluids to reduce the time required for stabilization of impedance and transmission speed of the cable upon placement into an environment characterized by a fluid dielectric having a different dielectric constant. The permeable jacket also facilitates electrical connection to a shield conductor of the transmission line, exposed through apertures in the jacket, by use of electrically conductive potting materials, and without the need to remove any portions of the jacket surrounding the shield conductor to which electrical connection is to be made.

Abstract: A miniature controlled-impedance transmission line consists of a flexible cable having side-by-side conductors transmitting high frequency signals. The cable is preferably in the form of a pair of conductors, each surrounded by respective inner and outer dielectric layers of different compositions. The inner and outer dielectric layers are applied to each conductor independently of the other conductor, after which the respective outer dielectric layers of the two conductors are bonded together in side-by-side relationship without altering the inner dielectric layers. The result is a conductor pair having minimum cross-section for high-density applications and uniform capacitance which is also stable in that it will not change with subsequent bending or handling.