Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Coated or structually defined flake – particle – cell – strand,... – Rod – strand – filament or fiber
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-28
2010-02-23
Gray, Jill (Department: 1794)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand,...
Rod, strand, filament or fiber
C428S372000, C428S375000, C174S118000, C174S11000P
Reexamination Certificate
active
07666503
ABSTRACT:
A self-healing cable comprising a conductor and a water-swellable composition surrounding said conductor is disclosed. When the cable is damaged and water ingress reaches the water-swellable composition, the water-swellable composition expands and fills in any void, puncture or crack present, thus sealing the damage in the cable.In one embodiment, the water-swellable composition is formed from an admixture of a substantially non-water-swellable polymer and a water-swellable filler.In another embodiment, the water-swellable composition is formed from a water-swellable polymer.
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Blank Rome LLP
General Cable Technologies Corporation
Gray Jill
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