Flow-through cable
AssigneeUTILX Corporation
InventorsGlen J. Bertini, Kim Jenkins, Keith Lanan, Glenn S. Jessen
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Abstract
A flow-through cable for transmitting information (20) is provided. The cable includes a jacket (22) having a length and an information conducting core (26) coaxially received within the jacket. A first insulation layer (24) surrounds the information conducting core and has a dielectric strength. The cable further includes a first conduit (28) disposed within the jacket. The first conduit is adapted to permit a compound to flow therethrough and is chemically permeable to permit at least a portion of the compound to diffuse through the first conduit.
Claims40
A flow-through cable for transmitting information, comprising:
- (a) a housing having a length;
- (b) an information conducting core disposed within the housing;
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- (c) a first conduit disposed within the housing, the first conduit adapted to permit a performance-enhancing compound to flow therethrough and into contact with the information conducting core.
A flow-through cable for transmitting information, comprising:
- (a) a housing having a length;
- (b) a plurality of information conducting cores received within the housing;
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- (c) a conduit disposed within the plurality of information conducting cores, the conduit being adapted to permit a performance-enhancing compound to flow therethrough, the conduit having a plurality of perforations to permit a predetermined portion of the performance-enhancing compound to diffuse outwardly through the plurality of perforations and into contact with the plurality of information conducting cores.
A flow-through cable for transmitting information, comprising:
- (a) a housing having a length;
- (b) a plurality of power strands received within the housing and having a plurality of interstitial spaces between the plurality of power strands;
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- (c) a conduit disposed within the plurality of power strands, the conduit being adapted to permit a performance-enhancing compound to flow therethrough, the conduit being a spring permitting a predetermined portion of the performance-enhancing compound to effuse outwardly through the spring and into contact with the plurality of power stands.
A method of enhancing performance of a flow-through cable for transmitting information, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) injecting a performance-enhancing compound into the flow-through cable for transmitting information, wherein the flow-through cable for transmitting information includes a housing, a plurality of power strands received within the housing, a plurality of interstitial spaces between the plurality of power strands, and a first conduit disposed within the plurality of power strands;
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- (b) applying a catalyst within the plurality of interstitial spaces to control polymerization of the performance-enhancing compound.
A method of enhancing performance of a flow-through cable for transmitting information, comprising the steps of:
- (a) injecting a performance-enhancing compound into the flow-through cable for transmitting information, wherein the flow-through cable for transmitting information includes a housing, a plurality of power strands wrapped around an axis and a first conduit disposed within the plurality of power strands, wherein the first conduit is a strand of material wound to form a tubular spring, the tubular spring having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a plurality of seams extending between the exterior and interior surfaces;
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- (b) allowing the performance-enhancing compound to exude from the first conduit through the plurality of seams to enhance performance of the flow-through cable.
A flow-through cable for transmitting information, comprising:
- (a) a tubular member having a length and an exterior;
- (b) an information conducting core disposed within the tubular member;
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- (c) a first conduit disposed within the tubular member, the first conduit adapted to permit a performance-enhancing compound to flow therethrough and into contact with the information conducting core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.