Abstract: A multiple sheath cable for telemetry, heating and communications and methods of manufacturing such cable in long lengths with high tensile strength. The telemetry and communications cable may be of the wire type for conducting electrical signals or fiber optics for conducting laser or other optical signal, the conductors being typically insulated by mineral insulation material or organic insulation material. These insulated conductors are provided with concentric multiple layers of metal tubular sheaths having staggered weld joints for increasing tensile strength while protecting the conductors and the insulation from extreme environmental conditions such as heat, pressure and corrosion.

Abstract: Shielded flat cable having low cross talk, low propagation delay and high propagation velocity including flat multiconductor cable core with convoluted surfaces, flat spacer strips trapping air in the cable surface convolutions and conductive sheathing held away from the cable core by the spacers.

Abstract: A composition comprising a polymer having a processing temperature of at least 200.degree. and from about 0.1 wt % up to about 30 wt % of crosslinking agent said crosslinking agent comprising a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen and Y is ##STR2## and X and Y are substituents on adjacent carbon atoms of A or wherein X and Y together form the imide ring system ##STR3## which is joined to A on adjacent carbons atoms, thereof, wherein A is an aromatic, heteroaromatic, alicyclic, or heterocyclic system or an open chain aliphatic moiety, where R is vinyl, allyl, methallyl or propargyl and wherein R' is hydrogen, C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 alkyl or R and mixtures thereof.Compounds per se and articles manufactured from the above-indicated polymer compositon are also taught.

Abstract: The telephone communication cable of this specification has a metal shield formed by bending a sheet of metal at one or both edges so that the portions of the sheet that are folded over one another form a shield of double thickness and the shield has one or both of its edges formed by a continuous extent of folded metal instead of a square edge or fluted edge with a burr along the side of the edge toward which the slitting instrument advanced to make the cut. Air spaces are prevented by filling any clearance between the folded areas of the shield with adhesive. The shield is applied as a D-Screen with the edges off the original strip on the curved part of the D-Screen and away from the group of pairs that are shielded by the D-Screen.

Abstract: This electrostatic shielding tape is a metal strip of low resistance and low reactance folded longitudinally over the length of an insulated power cable having a semi-conducting insulation shield surrounding its insulation. The longitudinally folded metallic tape has its edges free to permit expansion of the insulation and insulation shield, located directly under it, without significant deformation of the insulation and the insulation shield. When the tape is of a metal requiring a thin corrosion-protective coating, the coating on the side adjacent to the insulation shield is preferably semi-conducting to accept charging current from the insulation shield. It is a feature that the metal of the electrostatic shield is in electrical communication with the insulation shield. .Iadd.