Abstract: A multi-layer, strip-type screening sheet for electric lines comprises at least a substrate layer of plastic material and at least one screening layer of electrically conductive material, in particular metal, which the substrate layer is lined with, the screening layer being provided with spacing gaps that recur at longitudinal intervals for electrical interruption thereof in the longitudinal strip direction.

Abstract: The electrical apparatus suspension unit 1 is provided with two power supply wires 20-1 and 20-2 by which the electrical apparatus 3 is conducted and suspended from the ceiling 5. Each of the wires 20 is connected to the hung member of the electrical apparatus 3 at the lower end by the a lower holder 40, and connected to the rail 9 laid on the ceiling 5 at the upper end by an upper holder 100. The power supply wire 20 comprises a core wire 21, an insulating layer 23 covering the core wire 21 and an outer layer 25 covering the insulating layer 23. The core wire 21 of the power supply wire 20-1 conducts to a grounded conductor cable W1 and the core wire 21 of another power supply wire 20-2 conducts to a voltage applied conductor cable W2. The power supply wires 20 having high tensile strength enables to suspend the electrical apparatus and also supply power thereto.

Abstract: An adaptor for controlling electrical stress in an electrical power cable having reduced insulation thickness. The adaptor includes an insulative member and a semi-conductive member. The insulative member is configured to overlay an exposed portion of electrical insulation of the power cable to provide, in combination with the insulation of the cable, a total effective insulation thickness that that reduces electrical stress to a level the cable and cable accessory can withstand.

Abstract: A string device designed for, or combined with elements for, transfer of power and/or signals in applications of monitoring, control, communication, detection, measurement or power distribution. The device provides a passive structural core element and at least two longitudinal active elements, such as a conductors capable of signal transmission or power distribution. The longitudinal active elements are positioned in tracks on or adjacent the surface of the core element, so that they are accessible to surrounding connectors.

Abstract: There are provided a shielded cable having a core wire for carrying an electrical signal, and a shield around the circumference of the core wire and connected to the core wire via a drive circuit, wherein the drive circuit has a band limiting circuit which decreases an output voltage in a predetermined frequency band; and an apparatus which acquires a bioelectrical impedance value or biological composition data by using the shielded cable.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a substrate is disclosed. Apertures are formed in a substrate blank. A conductive layer is formed on opposing surfaces of the substrate, as well as inside the apertures. Conductive elements are defined on one or both opposing surfaces by masking and etching. Additional layers of conductive materials may be used to provide a barrier layer and a noble metal cap for the conductive elements. The methods of the present invention may be used to fabricate an interposer for use in packaging semiconductor devices or a test substrate. Substrate precursor structures are also disclosed.

Abstract: A high speed data communication link has a circuit for providing a differential signal having first and second opposite phase components and a triaxial cable connected to receive the positive phase component of the signal on the inner conductor and the negative phase signal component on the center conductor which is made of wire mesh. An outer conductor such as a foil tape or wire mesh has a drain wire connected to ground and provides electric field shielding. EMI cancellation is provided by this arrangement particularly where the inner and center conductors have approximately the same resistance.

Abstract: An electrical cable that minimizes frequency sensitive group delay for consumer products and industrial use. A method constructing an electrical cable that minimizes frequency sensitive group delay for consumer products and industrial use. The cables utilize flat conductor made from resistive conductors. In other embodiments the conductors use a combination of metals where each has a different resistive property.

Abstract: An electrical cable for carrying a power signal and for detecting an arcing current or a leakage current within the cable. The electrical cable has a ground wire, a first conductor, a second conductor, and a first shield encasing the first conductor. The first shield has a plurality of threads laid in parallel and spiral wrapped around the first conductor. A lead is formed at an end of the first conductor from the plurality of threads wound about each other at the end of the first conductor. The lead is coupled to an arc current or a leakage detection circuit.

Abstract: A direct-connect signaling system including a printed circuit board and first and second integrated circuit packages disposed on the printed circuit board. A plurality of electric signal conductors extend between the first and second integrated circuit packages suspended above the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A covering sheet for being wound around a linear member includes a flat surface portion. A plurality of easily expandable/contractible portions are formed on the flat surface portion, and are arranged along an extending direction of an axis of the linear member.

Abstract: Alien crosstalk suppression cores are used to decrease alien crosstalk in communications channels. Electrical communication cables may be provided with alien crosstalk suppression cores. The alien crosstalk suppression cores, which may be ferrite suppression cores, are placed separately on some or all of the twisted pairs within a communication cable. The alien crosstalk suppression cores reduce ANEXT and AFEXT in high-frequency communications when communication cables are installed near one another. Alien crosstalk suppression cores may also be incorporated into other communication channel components, such as on a PCB within a communication jack.

Abstract: In electronic and/or electrical equipment, a cable management assembly is configured for usage in an electronic and/or electrical equipment rack assembly. The cable management assembly comprises at least two arm members, at least one flexible coupling configured to attach two of the at least two arm members, and connectors configured to flexibly attach an electronic and/or electrical equipment component to an electronic and/or electrical equipment rack. The at least two arm members, the at least one flexible coupling, and the connectors are constructed from a material that removes heat from interior to the rack and is connected in a configuration that draws the removed heat to a heat sink element.

Abstract: A cable includes an inner conductor, an inner dielectric, and a guard conductor, where the inner dielectric is between the inner conductor and the guard conductor. The cable also includes an outer dielectric, and a shield conductor, where the outer dielectric is between the guard conductor and the shield conductor. The cable further includes an additional layer of material between the outer dielectric and the shield conductor of suitable composition for reducing triboelectric current generation between the outer dielectric and the shield conductor to less than that which would occur were the outer dielectric and the shield conductor to directly adjoin each other.

Abstract: A transparent conductor includes a film-shaped or plate-shaped support and a transparent conductive layer that is disposed on the support and has a surface formed as a rough surface. The surface of the transparent conductive layer is formed so that a maximum peak height that shows a surface roughness of the surface is in a range of 0.35 ?m to 0.43 ?m, inclusive.

Abstract: An ignition wire having low resistance and high inductance includes a ferrite core, a coiled wire surrounding the core, and an insulating sheath, where the high voltage ignition wire exhibits a resistance of 130-210 Ohms/ft and an inductance of 44-104 ?H. The coiled wire may have a diameter of 0.07-0.11 mm, 110-180 turns/in. and comprises a CuNi-based alloy. The coiled wire is preferably made of a CuNi-based alloy having, by weight, 80-95% Cu and 5-20% Ni. The ferrite core may include a core stranding which includes a ferrite core coating. The ferrite core coating may include, by weight, about 5.0-8.4% carbon, 31.7-37.8 oxygen, 1.5-1.7% copper, 0.6-0.8% aluminum, 0.1-0.2% sulfer, 7.0-11.6% zinc, 2.4-3.3 nickel and the balance iron and minor amounts of impurities.

Abstract: An electrically insulated object 13 with a heat conduit at the interface between the layers of insulating tape 16. The tape 16 has been, surface coated with a high thermal conductivity (HTC) material, so that the interface between the layers of tape 23 provides a pathway for the heat to reach the environment 24. The radiation of heat through the tape layers is also increased by the surface coatings.

Abstract: A cable 1 is configured of connecting portions 12 on both ends for connecting to external connecting terminals and an intermediate portion 13. Each connecting portion 12 has electroconductive portions 14 for connecting with external connecting terminals. The cable 1 is formed by layering multiple elastomer sheets 1H. Each elastomer sheet 1H is formed with an elastomer raw material having no electroconductivity as a base, with rectangular elastomer regions 1T having electroconductivity on both ends and transmission paths for connecting the rectangular elastomer regions 1T on both ends.

Abstract: A magnet wire including at least one conductor and at least one insulating layer. The insulating layer includes (a) at least a polymeric resin; (b) at least a fluorinated organic filler; and (c) at least a non-ionic fluorinated surfactant. The magnet wire is endowed with high resistance to pulsed voltage surges.

Abstract: Shielded cable devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. Non-insulated conductors with shields, coaxial shielded cables, twisted pair shielded cables, and multi-wire shielded cables are described. The conductive loaded resin-based material includes micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The ratio of the weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers to the weight of the base resin host is between about 0.20 and 0.40. The micron conductive powders are formed from non-metals, such as carbon, graphite, that may also be metallic plated, or from metals such as stainless steel, nickel, copper, silver, that may also be metallic plated, or from a combination of non-metal, plated, or in combination with, metal powders.

Abstract: In the preferred embodiment, there is disclosed a printed circuit board having a surface providing a mating interface to which is electrically connected an electrical connector having signal conductors and ground conductors. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of stacked dielectric layers, with a conductor disposed on at least one of the plurality of dielectric layers. The mating interface includes a plurality of conductive vias aligned in a plurality of rows, with the plurality of conductive vias extending through at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric layers, at least one of the plurality of conductive vias intersecting the conductor. The plurality of conductive vias includes signal conductor connecting conductive vias and ground conductor connecting conductive vias.

Abstract: A method for shielding the magnetic field generated by an electrical power transmission line having at least one electrical cable. A magnetic shield is provided in a position radially external to at least one electrical cable. The magnetic shield has at least one pair of shielding layers made from different ferromagnetic materials, radially superimposed and having their maximum relative magnetic permeability increasing in a radial direction from the inside toward the outside of the magnetic shield. An electrical power transmission line provided with multiple-layer magnetic shield and a multiple-layer magnetic shield.

Abstract: A tubular electromagnetic shielding sleeve has a longitudinal slit. The inventive sleeve includes a substrate (11) and a layer (12) of electrically-conductive material which is fixed to the inner face of the substrate (11), the layer (12) extending essentially from one edge (11a) to the other longitudinal edge (11b) of the substrate (11). Moreover, the substrate (11) and the layer (12) are separated from one another along a split segment (13) on at least one first longitudinal edge (11a). The invention can be used, for example, to protect bundles of electric cables (14) for use in aeronautics.

Abstract: The invention is a cable and a method of producing a cable. The cable can be adapted and used for the generation of audio, video, data, electrical supply and other uses and includes at least two conductor sets running along the cable, Each conductor set includes at least two conductors wound or twisted round each other with a known degree or ratio of twist. The conductor sets are spaced apart as they run along the cable. This may be achieved by an elongate member along the cable to retain the spacing of the conductor sets. If required and with reference to the spacing between sets, the degree or ratio of twist or winding of the conductors in each set can be varied between sets. The cable has significantly improved performance with respect to conventionally available cables.

Abstract: A multi-strand steel cable includes steel strands jacketed with plastic fibers, where the plastic fiber jacketing is melted onto the steel strands by a thermal treatment. The steel cable has a core formed by an unjacketed steel strand, and the core is surrounded by jacketed steel strands. The heat supplied during the thermal treatment is introduced in such a way that certain areas of the steel strands which have been jacketed with the melted plastic fibers, namely, the areas adjacent to the core, are melted onto the outside circumference of the core.

Abstract: An intermediate portion of the outer insulation of a shielded electrical cable is removed near an end of the cable. A remaining small segment of the outer insulation at the cable end is moved axially inward along the cable to bunch up an exposed conductive braid of the cable. The bunched up braid is pinched to form a flattened, bell-shaped element on two opposite sides of inner conductive wires of the cable. The inner wires are attached to electrical terminals and the terminals are inserted into an insulator mounted within a conductive connector shield. The flattened elements are simultaneously aligned between opposite crimp arms extending from sides of the connector shield. The arms are crimped onto the flattened elements using an ultrasonic/vibration type crimping process or a shear lock crimping process. Since the flattened braid elements extend away from the cable, the crimping process is offset from the inner wires.

Abstract: A cable assembly is provided that includes a wire bundle having individual wires, and first and second connectors provided on first and second ends of said wire bundle. The first and second connectors include first and second circuit boards, respectively. The first and second ends of the wires are terminated on the first and second circuit boards in accordance with different first and second wire management configurations, respectively.

Abstract: A flat flexible cable having conductive pathways laminated between a top and a bottom insulating layer and including an integrated stiffening element. The integrated stiffening element is laminated in between one of the top and bottom insulating layers and the conductive pathways. Integrating the stiffening element into the flat flexible cable in this manner allows the stiffening element to resist peeling or other removal from the remainder of the flat flexible cable.

Abstract: An electrical wire has a conductor and a covering. The covering includes a thermoplastic composition having a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin and a polymeric compatibilizer. The thermoplastic composition may further have a flame retardant.

Abstract: A method for the repair of the overbraid for metal overbraided wiring harness is provided. The method requires no special wiring harness design, uses readily available materials and can be accomplished without removing the wiring harness. The method involves trimming around the damaged area, spreading the braid to expose a repair area, covering the repair area with a metal cover and then covering the repair area with wire screen mesh. Finally, the mesh is secured onto the wiring harness. Also provided is a metal overbraid wiring harness having been repaired with the method of the present invention.

Abstract: An electrical wire includes at least one electrifiable conductor, and first and second return conductors which are respectively formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least substantially entrapped by said first and second return conductors.

Abstract: The covering for used with a conductor having a thermoplastic composition. The thermoplastic composition has a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin and a polymeric compatibilizer. The thermoplastic composition may further have a flame retardant.

Abstract: An electrical wire having a conductor and a covering disposed over the conductor wherein the covering has a thermoplastic composition. The thermoplastic composition has a poly(arylene ether); a polyolefin, a block copolymer; and flame retardant.

Abstract: An electrical transmission line has an electrical wire, a guard pattern disposed parallel to the electrical wire, and a plurality of insulation studs fastened to the guard pattern for separating the electrical wire and the guard pattern. The guard pattern has a non-conductive region disposed around the part where the insulation studs are fastened and a wiring pattern for electrically connecting the conductive region to the outside of the non-conductive region and the studs.

Abstract: There can be obtained a suitable optical material which has a stable structure with a rare earth metal ion while maintaining transparency in a region of from visible light to near infrared light. The optical material is obtained by curing a fluorine-containing resin composition comprising (I) a fluorine-containing prepolymer and (II) a compound containing a rare earth metal ion and/or a rare earth metal element, wherein the fluorine-containing prepolymer (I) is a curable fluorine-containing polymer which: (1) is a non-crystalline polymer having a fluorine content of not less than 25% by weight and (2) has a cure site in a side chain of the polymer and/or at an end of a trunk chain of the polymer.

Abstract: A noise filter providing a simplified construction and capable of being used regardless of a diameter of a cable or a numbers of cables. The noise filter includes a core-holding section for holding a core, first and second cable-guiding sections, and two coupling sections coupling the first and second cable-guiding sections to ends of the core-holding section. The first and second cable-guiding section have truncated conical shape, and each divided into the four parts by a first to fourth slits arrayed in cruciform shape whose crossing position is coincident with an imaginary apex of the cable-guiding section. The coupling section has first to fourth circumferential elongated slots in communication with the proximal ends of the first to fourth slits.

Abstract: Apparatus for reducing a common mode (CM) electromagnetic interference (EMI) in a balanced transmission line which carries a differential signal occupying a specified frequency band is described. The apparatus includes a first Single Ended Filter (SEF) operatively associated with a first path of the balanced transmission line, and a second SEF operatively associated with a second path of the balanced transmission line, wherein a ground terminal of the first SEF and a ground terminal of the second SEF are electrically connected to a local ground. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Abstract: Apparatus and method according to which a line extends through a sleeve so that a first amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve. After stretching and permitting the sleeve to retract, a second amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve, with the second amount being greater than the first amount.

Abstract: A cable having at least one electrical conductor and at least one extruded covering layer based on a thermoplastic polymer material in admixture with a dielectric liquid. The thermoplastic polymer material is selected from: (a) at least one propylene homopolymer or at least one copolymer of propylene with at least one olefin comonomer; (b) a mechanical mixture of at least one propylene homopolymer or copolymer (a) and (c) at least one elastomeric copolymer or ethylene with at least one aliphatic ?-olefin, and optionally a polyene.

Abstract: The system integrates a CCTV system including one or more video source units into the structured cabling system (“SCS”) of a building by combining video signals, control signals and power for each video source unit over a single multipair cable made up of plural twisted pairs of insulated copper conductors, so that one twisted pair of the cable carries the video signals, one pair carries the control signals and one or two pairs carry the power. The system includes combiners and distributors which can interface with the SCS cable through standard modular, multi-pin plug and jack connectors.

Abstract: A submersible pump cable includes a conductive wire and an air line. The air line is structured to determine the depth at which the submersible pump cable lies beneath a liquid.

Abstract: A pull tape for facilitating positioning of elongated items within a protective sleeve is disclosed. The pull tape is woven of filamentary members preferably using a twill or satin weave that allows floats to form on the surface of the tape that reduce friction between the tape and the sleeve when the tape is drawn through the sleeve. Preferably, the tape is formed of multifilament warp and weft yarns woven in a plain weave with additional monofilament yarns arranged in the warp direction and woven in a twill or satin weave to form the floats in the warp direction. Additional embodiments include tapes having warp members entirely of monofilaments, as well as both warp and weft members being entirely of monofilaments.

Abstract: A device for locating electric conductor cables that includes a sleeve designed to engage at least one end of a cable. The outer surface of the sleeve includes marks for identifying the cable concerned. The sleeve is flattened, and a section of the sleeve is closed over only a part of the length of the sleeve and at least part of the width of said sleeve, an unclosed part delimiting a passage for the cable.

Abstract: A signal transmission cable with a connector, that includes a shielded cable having a shielding layer and an insulating coating layer, which cover a periphery of a plurality of insulated wires, and a magnetic powder compound layer interposed between the shielding layer and the insulating coating layer; a connector which is electrically and mechanically connected to at least one end of the shielded cable, and which has a shielding metal cover extending from a housing part to a cable end, the housing part holding terminals to be connected to the insulated wires; and a closed magnetic path core which is fitted on the shielding layer with the insulating coating layer partly removed at the end of the shielded cable. The shielding layer is folded back so as to cover outside of the closed magnetic path core and a tip portion of the shielding layer is connected to the shielding metal cover.

Abstract: An abrasion-resistant jacket for a flexible cable with a cable core and a jacket made of an abrasion-resistant thermoplastic material surrounding the cable core, particularly for a drag chain cable or a robot cable. The jacket includes an inner extruded plastic layer (2) and an outer jacket layer (4). Between the inner plastic layer (2) and the outer jacket layer (4) is a layer (3) of monofilaments made of a chemically and thermally stable material with a visual coverage of 40 to 70%. The outer jacket layer (4) is applied by pressure extrusion, such that the spaces in the layer (3) are almost filled by the material of the outer jacket layer, and the layer (3) adheres to the inner sheath layer (2).

Abstract: An electric cable is configured as a sensor cable, wherein the lead insulation of the cable has a polymer layer. The sensor cable can be produced by, after extruding the raw cable, cutting the cable into individual cable sections in a non-crosslinked state. The sections are then connected to a sensor in an electrically conductive manner. The housing of the sensor consists of a plastic material that is compatible with the lead insulation and that is radiation crosslinkable. The polymers of the lead insulation and the polymers of the sensor housing are crosslinkable with themselves and with one another. A compatibilizer or a reactive terpolymer enabling connection of functional groups between the layers can also be added to the lead insulation and/or the plastic housing. The plastic materials of the lead insulation and the sensor housing are crosslinked in a separate crosslinking process under the effect of high-energy electron radiation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for electrically connecting a medical glucose monitor to a glucose sensor set, as well as for testing the operation of the glucose monitor, monitor cable and glucose sensor set are provided. In one embodiment, an electric cable comprises a cable member, a first connector and a second connector. The cable member in turn comprises at least one insulated conductor, a conductive shielding layer disposed around the at least one insulated conductor; and an insulating layer disposed around the conductive shielding layer. A glucose monitoring system test plug provides for a releasable electrical connection with the electric cable. In one embodiment, the test plug comprises a housing and a fitting affixed thereto which is adapted to electrically couple the test plug with the electric cable.

Abstract: An electrical wire includes at least one electrifiable conductor, and first and second return conductors which are respectively formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least substantially entrapped by said first and second return conductors.

Abstract: A cable includes an inner conductor, an inner dielectric, and a guard conductor, where the inner dielectric is between the inner conductor and the guard conductor. The cable also includes an outer dielectric, and a shield conductor, where the outer dielectric is between the guard conductor and the shield conductor. The cable further includes an additional layer of material between the outer dielectric and the shield conductor of suitable composition for reducing triboelectric current generation between the outer dielectric and the shield conductor to less than that which would occur were the outer dielectric and the shield conductor to directly adjoin each other.

Abstract: A non-stick material coated glass slip layer for use in insulating tapes for electrical conductors. A conductive glass tape is interwoven with a non-stick material coated glass tape to form the slip layer. The slip layer is sandwiched between and inner conductive layer that is in contact with and electrical conductor, and an cater conductive layer that is in contact with machinery, such as a generator. The slip layer allows for a difference of movement between the inner conductive layer and the outer conductive layer without damage to the insulating tape.