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US 6,555,753 B2Granted
Tuned patch cable
AssigneeKrone Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsSpring Rutledge, Jim L. Dickman, II, Mark W. White, Robert Kenny
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Abstract
A method of forming flexible communications wire for use in Local Area Networks is disclosed. A plurality of individual metal strands are formed into a central conductor. The central conductor is then compressed and/or heated to bond adjacent strands together and to reduce the diameter of the wire.
Claims24
A cable comprising:
- a plurality of insulated stranded conductors formed into twisted pairs and embodied into an overall casing, each of said plurality of insulated stranded conductors comprised of a plurality of conductor strands constituting a single conductive material assembled into a singular unit having an original diameter and compressed to at least 50 percent of said original diameter;
- wherein said conductor strands are heated after being compressed to create a bond between adjacent strands by blending a surface portion of said single conductive material and then coated with insulation to form each insulated stranded conductor such that when bent around a 4 inch mandrel of between 2 to 10 times the outer dimensions of each insulated stranded conductor, each strand of each insulated stranded conductor remains within 0-10% of its original strand to strand orientation.
A wire for use in a high speed LAN cable, comprising:
- a central conductor including a plurality of individual strands, each of said plurality of insulated stranded conductors comprised of a plurality of conductor strands constituting a single conductive material assembled into a singular unit, wherein said strands are compressed and heated after being compressed to create a bond between adjacent strands by blending a surface portion of said single conductive material, said strands combined to form a predetermined number of layers;
- a first dielectric coating applied to said central conductor to hold said strands in place relative to each other and to prevent separation of said strands during flexing of the wire;
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- a second dielectric coating applied to and bonded to said first coating.
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A cable comprising:
- a plurality of insulated stranded conductors formed into twisted pairs and embodied into an overall casing, each of said plurality of insulated stranded conductors comprised of a plurality of conductor strands constituting a single conductive material assembled into a singular unit having an original diameter and compressed to at least 50 percent of said original diameter;
- wherein said plurality of conductor strands are heated after being compressed to create a bond between adjacent strands by blending a surface portion of said single conductive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.