Discontinuous shielding tape for data communications cable

US9767939B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9767939-B2
Application numberUS-201514814924-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 31, 2015
Priority dateJul 31, 2015
Publication dateSep 19, 2017
Grant dateSep 19, 2017

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A communication cable has a plurality of twisted pair communication elements, a jacket surrounding the twisted pairs and a shield element disposed between the pairs and the jacket. The shield element is constructed as a tape substrate with a plurality of foil shielding elements disposed thereon, the foil shielding elements are formed as at least two longitudinally running strips separated by a horizontal gap. Each of the two longitudinally running strips are further separated periodically with vertical gaps disposed at varied locations with respect to the adjacent longitudinally running strip.

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What is claimed is: 1. A communication cable, said cable comprising: a plurality of twisted pair communication elements; a jacket surrounding said twisted pairs; and a shield element disposed between said pairs and said jacket, wherein said shield element is constructed as a tape substrate with at least two foil elements longitudinally running shielding elements disposed thereon, the foil shielding elements having a longitudinally running gap therebetween, wherein each of sa…

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What does patent US9767939B2 cover?
A communication cable has a plurality of twisted pair communication elements, a jacket surrounding the twisted pairs and a shield element disposed between the pairs and the jacket. The shield element is constructed as a tape substrate with a plurality of foil shielding elements disposed thereon, the foil shielding elements are formed as at least two longitudinally running strips separated by a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hess Bradley, Kopp Mitch, Aberasturi Thomas, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01B11/1008. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 19 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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