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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark R. Easter, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James Freestone, Avon, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Cable Technologies Corporation, Highland Heights, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/00 ; H01B 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/00 ; H01B 1/24 ;
Abstract
An improved shielding composition for power cables is disclosed. The composition includes a base polymer, conductive carbon black and various additives, including trimethylquinoline as an antioxidant in greater than conventional amounts. Cable shields prepared from the composition exhibit improved aging performance in accelerated cable life tests (ACLT).