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US5922996:
Electrical insulated cable having means for indicating malfunctions
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Ryeczek, John J.; Point Merion, PA
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| Assignee: |
Rizzo Development Corp., Point Marion, PA
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-07-13
/ 1994-09-27
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| Application Number: |
US1994000312650
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
H01B 7/32;
H01B 7/36;
H02G 3/04;
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IPC-7:
H01B 7/36;
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| ECLA Code: |
H01B7/32; H01B7/36;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
174/112;
116/207;
Original:
174/112;
116/207;
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| Field of Search: |
174/112
324/500,541,543,770
116/200,207,211,216
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| Priority Number: |
| 1994-09-27 |
US1994000312650 |
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| Abstract: |
Disclosed is an electrical cable assembly in simplest form including at least one conductor, at least one insulator, and at least one attention getting material and/or a visual reacting material such as a thermochromic material or liquid crystal formulation, which will, visually and/or physically react to certain critical temperature ranges. It may give off a response to variations in temperature an/or magnetic and/or electrical fields which are indicative of a hazard and/or fault, or to the direct and/or indirect results of electrical energy behavior, to provide an indication of an electrical overload condition, and/or a malfunction, and/or the incremental stages of hazard experienced by, and being experienced by, and to be experienced by, the electrical cable assembly itself, which undergoes on its own, at least one noticeable manifestation, to get the user's attention.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Kincaid, Kristine L.; Nguyen, Chau N.
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| Maintenance Status: |
R1 Reinstated
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A hazard self-indicating cable comprising an electrical cable assembly having a central elongated conducting means, an insulating means concentrically surrounding said conducting means, and a visually reacting material responsive to changes in temperature directly adjacent the insulating means whereby the visually reacting material is activated upon the occurrence of a malfunction in the cable assembly wherein change of appearance of the visually reacting material is reversible on further changes in temperature.
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