The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2010
William L. Taylor, Austin, TX (US);
Carl J. Wentzel, Austin, TX (US);
Kim P. Mulvey, Austin, TX (US);
William L. Taylor, Austin, TX (US);
Carl J. Wentzel, Austin, TX (US);
Kim P. Mulvey, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An assembly is provided that includes a tubular support core, a splice body configured to circumferentially surround the support core, a conductive shield sock comprising at least two overlapping layers and configured to circumferentially surround the splice body and a cold shrink jacket circumferentially surrounding the shield sock. The ends of the shield sock are located beneath the cold shrink jacket and the shield sock extends beyond both ends of the splice body. In some embodiments the shield sock includes folded portions that extend beyond the ends of the splice body.