US3350647A
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Wired broadcasting systems and communication cables therefor
Assignee: Communications Patents Ltd
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Filing: 1963-10-21
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Granted: 1967-10-31
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Expires: 1983-10-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph P Gabriel
- 👤 Rupert I Kinross
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/10; H04N7/108; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/10; H04H20/106; H04H20/65; H04H20/76; H04H20/77; H04H20/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
348 words
A WIRED BROADCASTING SYSTEM COMPRISING TRANSMITTING MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING A PLURALITY OF HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT TELEVISION PICTURE PROGRAMS AND A PLURALITY OF AUDIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT SOUND PROGRAMS, A PLURALITY OF SUBSCRIBER RECEIVER MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE TELEVISION PICTURE SIGNALS AND THE AUDIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS TRANSMITTED BY SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS AND A SIGNAL DISTRIBUTING NETWORK CONNECTING SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS WITH EACH OF SAID SUBSCRIBER RECEIVER MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING THE SIGNALS TRANSMITTED BY SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS TO EACH OF SAID SUBSCRIBER RECEIVER MEANS, SAID SIGNAL DISTRIBUTING NETWORK INCLUDING A SIGNAL TRANSMITTING CABLE COMPRISING A CENTRAL CORE ELEMENT HAVING A CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER, SIX PAIRS OF INSULATED HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS EACH HAVING A CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER HAVING A DIAMETER EQUAL TO THAT OF SAID CENTRAL CORE ELEMENT, SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS BEING POSITIONED AROUND SAID CENTRAL CORE IN A MANNER WHEREBY THE CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS CONTACTS THE CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER OF EACH ADJACENT PAIR OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS AND THE CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER OF SAID CENTRAL CORE ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS COMPRISING A PAIR OF CONDUCTORS TWISTED TOGETHER AT A PITCH DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE OTHERS, THE CONDUCTORS OF EACH PAIR OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS FORMING A PAIR OF INTERSTICES THEREBETWEEN, AND AT LEAST THREE PAIRS OF INSULATED AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS COMPRISING A PAIR OF CONDUCTORS EACH POSITIONED IN A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE PAIR OF INTERSTICES OF THE PAIR OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS WITH WHICH SAID PAIR OF CONDUCTORS IS ASSOCIATED, EACH CONDUCTOR OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS HAVING A DIAMETER WHICH IS TWO THIRDS THE DIAMETER OF EACH CONDUCTOR OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS WHEREBY EACH OF THE INTERSTICES OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS IS COMPLETELY FILLED BY THE AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTOR POSITIONED THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
348 words
A WIRED BROADCASTING SYSTEM COMPRISING TRANSMITTING MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING A PLURALITY OF HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT TELEVISION PICTURE PROGRAMS AND A PLURALITY OF AUDIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT SOUND PROGRAMS, A PLURALITY OF SUBSCRIBER RECEIVER MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE TELEVISION PICTURE SIGNALS AND THE AUDIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS TRANSMITTED BY SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS AND A SIGNAL DISTRIBUTING NETWORK CONNECTING SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS WITH EACH OF SAID SUBSCRIBER RECEIVER MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING THE SIGNALS TRANSMITTED BY SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS TO EACH OF SAID SUBSCRIBER RECEIVER MEANS, SAID SIGNAL DISTRIBUTING NETWORK INCLUDING A SIGNAL TRANSMITTING CABLE COMPRISING A CENTRAL CORE ELEMENT HAVING A CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER, SIX PAIRS OF INSULATED HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS EACH HAVING A CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER HAVING A DIAMETER EQUAL TO THAT OF SAID CENTRAL CORE ELEMENT, SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS BEING POSITIONED AROUND SAID CENTRAL CORE IN A MANNER WHEREBY THE CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS CONTACTS THE CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER OF EACH ADJACENT PAIR OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS AND THE CIRCUMSCRIBING CYLINDER OF SAID CENTRAL CORE ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS COMPRISING A PAIR OF CONDUCTORS TWISTED TOGETHER AT A PITCH DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE OTHERS, THE CONDUCTORS OF EACH PAIR OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS FORMING A PAIR OF INTERSTICES THEREBETWEEN, AND AT LEAST THREE PAIRS OF INSULATED AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS COMPRISING A PAIR OF CONDUCTORS EACH POSITIONED IN A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE PAIR OF INTERSTICES OF THE PAIR OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS WITH WHICH SAID PAIR OF CONDUCTORS IS ASSOCIATED, EACH CONDUCTOR OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS HAVING A DIAMETER WHICH IS TWO THIRDS THE DIAMETER OF EACH CONDUCTOR OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS WHEREBY EACH OF THE INTERSTICES OF SAID PAIRS OF HIGH FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PAIRS OF AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTORS IS COMPLETELY FILLED BY THE AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTOR POSITIONED THEREIN.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-10-30 | 1975-05-01 | 1975-10-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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