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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leslie E Hampton, Corning, NY (US);
G Daniel Lipp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert J Locker, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 5056 ; 174 / ; 1741 / ;
Abstract
A mineral-insulated cable termination offering hermetic sealing of the cable end at temperatures in excess of 300.degree. C. having a metal spacer or extension sealed to the cable sheath which matches the cable conductor in thermal expansion, and a high-expansion, refractory glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic seal filling the gap between and sealed to each of the spacer and the cable sheath, the termination offering stable protection for the cable insulation under corrosive high-temperature operating conditions.