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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Douglas B. Gundel, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Rocky D. Edwards, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Mark M. Lettang, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Charles F. Staley, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A shielded cable includes a plurality of conductor sets. Each conductor set is substantially surrounded by a shield and includes two insulated conductors. The plurality of conductor sets includes adjacent first and second conductor sets. First and second non-conductive polymeric layers are disposed on opposite sides of the cable and include cover portions and pinched portions. The cover portions in combination substantially surround the plurality of conductor sets. The pinched portions in combination form pinched portions on each side of the cable. A first conductor of the first conductor set is nearest the second conductor set, and a second conductor of the second conductor set is nearest the first conductor set. The first and second conductors have a spacing S and respective outer dimensions Dand D. S/Dmin is from 1.7 to 2. Dmin is the lesser of Dand D