Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
An electrical cable having improved signal transmission characteristics comprising a conductor, an insulative material abutting said conductor and providing shunt capacitance to said conductor, and means for providing inductance along with said capacitance and offsetting shunt capacitance thereby reducing the attenuation of a signal within said cable, and means for providing inductance including particles of low-loss magnetic material distributed in alternately high and low concentrations of particles in longitudinally displaced portions in said insulative material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
An electrical cable having improved signal transmission characteristics comprising a conductor, an insulative material abutting said conductor and providing shunt capacitance to said conductor, and means for providing inductance along with said capacitance and offsetting shunt capacitance thereby reducing the attenuation of a signal within said cable, and means for providing inductance including particles of low-loss magnetic material distributed in alternately high and low concentrations of particles in longitudinally displaced portions in said insulative material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
An electrical cable having improved signal transmission characteristics comprising a conductor, an insulative material abutting said conductor and providing shunt capacitance to said conductor, and means for providing inductance along with said capacitance and offsetting said shunt capacitance thereby reducing the attenuation of signals within said cable, said means for providing inductance further includes particles of low loss magnetic material distributed in alternately high and low concentrations of particles in longitudinally displaced portions in said insulative material wherein said means for providing inductance includes a plurality of discrete annular regions of low loss magnetic material concentric with the conductor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
An electrical cable having improved signal transmission characteristics comprising a conductor, an insulative material abutting said conductor and providing shunt capacitance to said conductor, and means for providing inductance along with said capacitance and offsetting said shunt capacitance thereby reducing the attenuation of signals within said cable, said means for providing inductance further includes particles of low loss magnetic material distributed in alternately high and low concentrations of particles in longitudinally displaced portions in said insulative material wherein said means for providing inductance includes a plurality of discrete annular regions of low loss magnetic material concentric with the conductor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
In a twisted pair signal transmission cable in which each cable includes a conductor surrounded by electrical insulation, the insulation providing shunt capacitance with said conductor, a method of improving signal transmission characteristics of said cable comprising the steps of providing low loss magnetic material particles in said insulation, and distributing said low loss magnetic material particles in said insulation thereby providing inductance along with said capacitance and reducing the attenuation of a signal in said cable, said step of distributing said low loss magnetic material providing high and low concentrations of particles longitudinally displaced in said insulation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
98 words
In a twisted pair signal transmission cable in which each cable includes a conductor surrounded by electrical insulation, the insulation providing shunt capacitance with said conductor, a method of improving signal transmission characteristics of said cable comprising the steps of providing low loss magnetic material particles in said insulation, and distributing said low loss magnetic material particles in said insulation thereby providing inductance along with said capacitance and reducing the attenuation of a signal in said cable, said step of distributing said low loss magnetic material providing high and low concentrations of particles longitudinally displaced in said insulation.