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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Takeshi Hikata, Osaka, JP;
Jun-ichi Fujita, Tsukuba, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Hikata, Osaka, JP;
Jun-ichi Fujita, Tsukuba, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There are provided a carbon wire using CNT or a similar carbon filament having a sufficiently low electrical resistance value, and a wire assembly employing that carbon wire. A carbon wire includes an assembly portion and a graphite layer. The assembly portion is configured of a plurality of carbon filaments implemented as carbon nanotubes in contact with one another. The graphite layer is provided at an outer circumference of the assembly portion.