Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
An electrical conductor provided with an electrically insulating layer of an organic, high-molecular weight polyester containing substantially chain members of the formula --O--X--O--Y-- wherein X is at least one member of the group consisting of ##STR7## and Y has the formula ##STR8## having an inherent viscosity of at least 1.0 dl/g measured at 30° C. in a solution of 0.5 g of the polyester in 100 ml of a mixture of 60% by weight of phenol and 40% by weight of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane and whose films cast from a chlorinated organic solution have an elongation at break of at least 10% measured according to ASTM D-882-75 b with the proviso that if the inherent viscosity is between 1.0 and 1.5 dl/g, Y is a mixture of 70 to 30% of terephthalic acid and 30 to 70% of isophthalic.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
An electrical conductor provided with an electrically insulating layer of an organic, high-molecular weight polyester containing substantially chain members of the formula --O--X--O--Y-- wherein X is at least one member of the group consisting of ##STR7## and Y has the formula ##STR8## having an inherent viscosity of at least 1.0 dl/g measured at 30° C. in a solution of 0.5 g of the polyester in 100 ml of a mixture of 60% by weight of phenol and 40% by weight of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane and whose films cast from a chlorinated organic solution have an elongation at break of at least 10% measured according to ASTM D-882-75 b with the proviso that if the inherent viscosity is between 1.0 and 1.5 dl/g, Y is a mixture of 70 to 30% of terephthalic acid and 30 to 70% of isophthalic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A conductor of claim 1 wherein the inherent viscosity of the polyester is at least 1.2 dl/g.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A conductor of claim 1 wherein the elongation at break of the polyester is at least 20%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A conductor of claim 1 wherein X is the polyester mixture of 70 to 30% by weight of ##STR9## and 30 to 70% by weight of ##STR10##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A conductor of claim 4 wherein the mixture is a 50% to 50%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A conductor of claim 1 wherein the inherent viscosity of the polyester is greater than 1.5 dl/g.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A conductor of claim 1 wherein the inherent viscosity of the polyester is greater than 1.8 dl/g.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of insulating an electrical conductor comprising providing the exterior surface of the electrical conductor with an electrically insulating layer of an organic, high-molecular weight polyester containing substantially chain members of the formula --O--X--O--Y-- wherein X is at least one member of the group consisting of ##STR11## and Y has the formula ##STR12## having an inherent viscosity of at least 1.0 dl/g measured at 30° C. in a solution of 0.5 g of the polyester in 100 ml of a mixture of 60% by weight of phenol and 40% by weight of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane and whose films cast from a chlorinated organic solution have an elongation at break of at least 10% measured according to ASTM D-882-75 b with the proviso that if the inherent viscosity is between 1.0 and 1.5 dl/g, Y is a mixture of 70 to 30% of terephthalic acid and 30 to 70% of isophthalic.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of insulating an electrical conductor comprising providing the exterior surface of the electrical conductor with an electrically insulating layer of an organic, high-molecular weight polyester containing substantially chain members of the formula --O--X--O--Y-- wherein X is at least one member of the group consisting of ##STR11## and Y has the formula ##STR12## having an inherent viscosity of at least 1.0 dl/g measured at 30° C. in a solution of 0.5 g of the polyester in 100 ml of a mixture of 60% by weight of phenol and 40% by weight of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane and whose films cast from a chlorinated organic solution have an elongation at break of at least 10% measured according to ASTM D-882-75 b with the proviso that if the inherent viscosity is between 1.0 and 1.5 dl/g, Y is a mixture of 70 to 30% of terephthalic acid and 30 to 70% of isophthalic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the inherent viscosity of the polyester is at least 1.2 dl/g.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 8 or 9 wherein X is a mixture of 70 to 30% by weight of ##STR13## and 30 to 70% by weight of ##STR14##
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the mixture is a 50% to 50%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the inherent viscosity of the polyester is greater than 1.5 dl/g.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the inherent viscosity of the polyester is greater than 1.8 dl/g.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the elongation at break of the polyester is at least 20%.