Tagged cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9236647-B2
Application number	US-93488809-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2009
Priority date	Mar 27, 2008
Publication date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016

Abstract

A method of forming a cable having an elongate core, including positioning a records component proximate to the elongate core, and covering the records component with a cable covering which directly or indirectly urges the records component against the elongate core.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of forming a cable comprising an elongate core, comprising:
wrapping the elongate core in a flexible material;
incorporating a records component between lavers of the flexible material such that the records component is partially but not completely sandwiched by overlapping layers of the flexible material, the records component configured to hold information related to the cable and readable by an electronic device; and
covering the records component, after the wrapping of the elongate cork, with a cable covering which directly or indirectly urges the records component against the elongate core.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the records component is pre-embedded in the flexible material used in the wrapping of the core.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein incorporating the records component comprises attaching the records component using at least one of either adhesive, an air jet, or mechanical means.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein incorporating the records component comprises temporarily or permanently attaching the records component onto the elongate core.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein incorporating the records component comprises temporarily or permanently attaching the records component onto the flexible material wrapping the elongate core.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein incorporating the records component comprises incorporating a plurality of rigid records components.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein covering the records component comprises applying a continuous sheath along the elongate core.

8. A method according to claim 1 wherein covering the records component comprises applying a layer of a semi-molten plastic at high temperature and high pressure.

9. A method according to claim 1 further comprising reading and/or writing to the records component.

Assignees

• Longhurst Philip James
• Barker Philip Alfred
• British Telecomm

Inventors

• Longhurst Philip James
• Barker Philip Alfred

Classifications

• G01V15/00

  Tags attached to, or associated with, an object, in order to enable detection of the object (record carriers for use with machines having a detectable tag or marker G06K19/00) · CPC title

• G02B6/447

  Physics · mapped topic

• H01B7/288

  using hygroscopic material or material swelling in the presence of liquid · CPC title

• H01Q1/04

  Adaptation for subterranean or subaqueous use · CPC title

• H01Q1/2208 Primary

  associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems (methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns G06K7/00; record carrier for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00) · CPC title