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EP 1028435 A3 20010207 - Data cable

Title (en)

Data cable

Title (de)

Datenkabel

Title (fr)

Câble de données

Publication

EP 1028435 A3 20010207 (DE)

Application

EP 00102841 A 20000211

Priority

DE 19905930 A 19990213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1028435A2] The data cable has two cable elements that are twisted together and enclosed by a common screen as a twisted cable pair (3). The common screen (4) contains a metal-coated polymer foil, can be at least partly extruded from a conductive material and can contain an electrolytically applied metal coating.

IPC 1-7

H01B 11/10

IPC 8 full level

H01B 11/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01B 11/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] FR 2637117 A1 19900330 - ACOME SOC COOP TRAVAILLEURS [FR]
[X] DE 19531065 A1 19970227 - SIEMENS AG [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1028435 A2 20000816; EP 1028435 A3 20010207; DE 19905930 A1 20000817

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00102841 A 20000211; DE 19905930 A 19990213