Patent · US Expired

Cable

US6424768B1 · kind B1 · utility

49Cited by

11References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

W.L. Gore & Associates GmbH · DE

Inventors

David Thomas Booth · Pleinfeld, DE
Herbert Grunsteudel · Dittenheim, DE
Michael Hoffmann · Tamins, CH
John David Smith · Burbank, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 7, 2000
Grant date	Jul 23, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01B11/16
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable comprising a stress-bearing matrix extending substantially through the length of the cable; and a plurality of conducting elements extending substantially through the length of the cable, the plurality of said conducting elements being located within and spaced from one another by said stress-bearing matrix, wherein at least one of the plurality of conducting elements is in intimate contact with a low friction liner disposed about the at least one of the plurality of conducting elements and the at least one of the conducting elements is longitudinally movable relative to the stress-bearing matrix.

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