James E Tyler

US Patent:

7923632, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Nov 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/313910

Inventors:

Delton C. Smith - Kennesaw GA, US
James S. Tyler - Woodstock GA, US
Christopher McNutt - Woodstock GA, US

Assignee:

Superior Essex Communications LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H01B 11/06

US Classification:

174 36, 174112

Abstract:

A tape can comprise a dielectric film that has a pattern of electrically conductive areas adhering thereto. The conductive areas can be electrically isolated from one another. The tape can utilize means to obscure the metallic finish and can contain indicators to deter installers from grounding the tape at either end. The tape can be wrapped around one or more conductors, such as wires that transmit data, to provide electrical or electromagnetic shielding for the conductors. The resulting cable can have a shield that is electrically discontinuous between opposite ends of the cable.

US Patent:

8395045, Mar 12, 2013

Filed:

Mar 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/039918

Inventors:

Delton C. Smith - Kennesaw GA, US
James S. Tyler - Woodstock GA, US
Christopher McNutt - Woodstock GA, US

Assignee:

Superior Essex Communications LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H01B 7/17

US Classification:

174 36, 174112

Abstract:

A tape can comprise a dielectric film that has a pattern of electrically conductive areas adhering thereto. The conductive areas can be electrically isolated from one another. The tape can utilize means to obscure the metallic finish and can contain indicators to deter installers from grounding the tape at either end. The tape can be wrapped around one or more conductors, such as wires that transmit data, to provide electrical or electromagnetic shielding for the conductors. The resulting cable can have a shield that is electrically discontinuous between opposite ends of the cable.

US Patent:

8450606, May 28, 2013

Filed:

Dec 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/653804

Inventors:

Christopher W. McNutt - Woodstock GA, US
James S. Tyler - Woodstock GA, US
Michael Klepper - Hoisington KS, US
Delton C. Smith - Abbeville SC, US
Jörg-Hein Walling - Beaconsfield, CA

Assignee:

Superior Essex Communication LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H01B 7/00

US Classification:

174 36

Abstract:

A tape can comprise a strip of dielectric material, with adhering patches of electrical conductive material. The patches can be substantially electrically isolated from one another. The strip can be disposed in a communication cable to provide a shield that is electrically discontinuous or has high resistance between opposite cable ends. Each patch can interact with electromagnetic radiation associated with electrical signals transmitting over the cable. The patches can collectively interact with the transmitting electrical signals in a cumulative or resonant manner to produce a spike in return loss at a particular frequency of the transmitting signals. The frequency location of the spike can depend upon the sizes of the patches, with size impacting manufacturability. The patches can be sized such that the spike falls within an operating frequency of the transmitting signal but is suppressed, so the cable meets return loss specifications while offering manufacturing advantage.

US Patent:

8492648, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

Mar 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/039923

Inventors:

Delton C. Smith - Kennesaw GA, US
James S. Tyler - Woodstock GA, US
Christopher McNutt - Woodstock GA, US

Assignee:

Superior Essex Communications LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H01B 11/06

US Classification:

174 36, 174112

Abstract:

A tape can comprise a dielectric film that has a pattern of electrically conductive areas adhering thereto. The conductive areas can be electrically isolated from one another. The tape can utilize means to obscure the metallic finish and can contain indicators to deter installers from grounding the tape at either end. The tape can be wrapped around one or more conductors, such as wires that transmit data, to provide electrical or electromagnetic shielding for the conductors. The resulting cable can have a shield that is electrically discontinuous between opposite ends of the cable.

US Patent:

20080189940, Aug 14, 2008

Filed:

Feb 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/706793

Inventors:

James S. Tyler - Woodstock GA, US

Assignee:

Superior Essex Communications LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H01B 7/00

US Classification:

29828, 174 36, 29825

Abstract:

A data communication cable can comprise multiple pairs of twisted conductors within an outer jacket. A shielding can be disposed between the conductors and the outer jacket. The shielding may be an asymmetrically clad alloy steel (ACAS) tape wherein the copper cladding of the shield is thicker on a first side and thinner on a second side. When the tape is positioned between the conductors and the jacket, the thicker copper layer can be positioned adjacent to the conductors. The thicker copper layer can reduce the capacitive coupling between the conductors and the steel layer of the shielding tape without the added expense of an inner jacket or increased insulation thickness between the conductors and the shielding tape. The tape may also reduce lightning noise and other electromagnetic interference. Additionally, copper layers of the tape can help prevent corrosion of the inner steel layer.