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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2016
Applicant:
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Elias Wolfgang Patten, Seattle, WA (US);
Damon Vander Lind, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/00 (2006.01); D07B 1/14 (2006.01); H01B 7/04 (2006.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01); F03D 80/80 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/0045 (2013.01); D07B 1/147 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); H01B 7/043 (2013.01); F03D 80/85 (2016.05); F05B 2240/917 (2013.01); F05B 2240/921 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tether may include a core, a hybrid layer surrounding the core, and a jacket surrounding the hybrid layer. The hybrid layer may include a plurality of strength members, and a plurality of electrical conductor bundles. Each electrical conductor bundle of the plurality of electrical bundles may include a compliant element, a plurality of electrical conducting elements surrounding the compliant element, and an insulating layer surrounding the plurality of electrical conducting elements.