Patent · US Expired

Combination cable and device

US6566604B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

18References

11Claims

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	May 20, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 12, 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 off the conducting elements being located within and spaced from one another by the stress-bearing matrix, wherein at least one of the plurality of conducting elements is in intimate contact with a low friction liner disposed about at least one of the plurality of conducting elements, and the at least one of the, conducting elements is longitudinally moveable relative to the stress-bearing matrix.

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