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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Riley S. Freeland, Newton, NC (US);
William C. Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Riley S. Freeland, Newton, NC (US);
William C. Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Cables that are detectable and/or identified from a distant location using detection equipment are disclosed. The cables include at least one communication element, a jacket, and at least one antenna element such as a parasitic antenna element. In one embodiment, the antenna element is at least partially formed from a conductive ink as a portion of a cable component that is generally deployed along a longitudinal direction of the cable. In use, the antenna element is capable of providing a predetermined electromagnetic signature for a predetermined frequency transmitted in its proximity, thereby indicating the location and/or identification of the cable for the craft.