A coaxial cable includes a central conductor, a plurality of insulating twisted threads or insulation strings wound therearound, each insulating twisted thread including a plurality of insulating strings twisted together, a cover layer provided around the insulating twisted threads or the insulation strings to form a gap to the insulating twisted threads or the insulation strings, and an outer conductor and a jacket provided on the outer periphery of the cover layer.

A high frequency signal transmission cable includes a conductor, an insulator provided over a periphery of the conductor, a plating layer provided over a periphery of the insulator, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the plating layer. A crack suppressing layer includes a non-cross-linked polyethylene is provided between the insulator and the plating layer, in such a manner as to remain in contact with the insulator while being provided with the plating layer over an entire periphery of a roughened outer surface of the crack suppressing layer. The crack suppressing layer is unadhered to the insulator. The plating layer is adhered to the crack suppressing layer. The crack suppressing layer suppresses an occurrence of a cracking in the plating layer by bending together with the plating layer while being integral and moving with the plating layer in a longitudinal direction of the cable.

A coaxial cable with two hour circuit integrity is provided and can include an inner conductor, an outer conductor, an insulating layer disposed between the inner conductor and the outer conductor that includes a polymer support structure and air pockets that act as a dielectric for a signal transmitted through the inner conductor, an outer jacket, and a flame barrier disposed between the outer jacket and the outer conductor to avoid choking the signal, wherein the flame barrier can prevent fire from advancing from the outer jacket to the outer conductor for at least two hours.

An improved electrical cable design for high-speed, low loss signal transmission. The improved cable design may be a three-conductor cable having a center conductor, a middle conductor and an outer conductor, where each conductor is separated by a dielectric layer. The electrical cable provides an inverted cable design, in which signal transmission occurs within the middle conductor, the center conductor is used as a return or drain line to ground and the outer conductor is used as a shield. The middle conductor of the electrical cable provides a larger surface area for signal conductance than the center conductor, thereby transmitting signals with significantly less loss (e.g., at least 50% less loss).

An electrical cable includes a conductor assembly. The conductor assembly has a first conductor, a second conductor, and an insulator structure surrounding the first conductor and the second conductor. The first and second conductors carry differential signals. The insulator structure has an outer surface. The electrical cable includes a cable shield wrapped around the conductor assembly to form a longitudinal seam that extends a length of the electrical cable. The cable shield engages the outer surface of the insulator structure. The cable shield has a single shield layer as an overall shield covering for the conductor assembly. The cable shield does not include a sealing tape wrapped therearound.

A cable assembly, well system, and method of use. A cable assembly may comprise a protective covering and a cable disposed in the protective covering. The cable may comprise a center conductor, an insulator. The insulator may be disposed about the center conductor. The cable may comprise an extra conductive layer, where the extra conductive layer may comprise copper and may be disposed about the insulator, and an outer conductive casing. A well system may comprise a cable assembly, which may comprise a protective covering, and a cable. The well system may further comprise downhole equipment disposed in a wellbore, wherein the downhole equipment may be connected to the cable assembly. A method for using a cable assembly in a well may comprise providing the cable assembly, inserting the cable assembly in the well, and sending a signal current through the cable assembly from the surface to downhole equipment.

A high-frequency line connection structure connects a coaxial line and a planar line. The high-frequency line connection structure includes a conductive base that is formed into a planar shape having a length that matches a length of the planar line along a lengthwise direction of a substrate, where the planar line is disposed on a surface of the conductive base, and a protrusion structure provided in a region, on the surface of the conductive base, adjacent to the coaxial line, the protrusion structure protruding from the surface of the conductive base, where the protrusion structure is in contact with a side surface of a region along the lengthwise direction of the substrate, where a ground conductive film with a smaller width out of a pair of ground conductive films of the planar line, is formed.

A high frequency signal transmission cable includes a conductor, an insulator provided over a periphery of the conductor, a plating layer provided over a periphery of the insulator, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the plating layer. A crack suppressing layer is provided between the insulator and the plating layer, in such a manner as to remain in contact with the insulator while being provided with the plating layer over an outer surface of the crack suppressing layer. The crack suppressing layer suppresses the occurrence of a cracking in the plating layer by bending while moving in a longitudinal direction of the cable relative to a bending of the insulator.

Example proximity sensors are described. The proximity sensor can include a transceiver unit, and a leaky coaxial cable operably coupled to the transceiver unit. The proximity sensor described herein can be used with a steering wheel. For example, the leaky coaxial cable can be embedded in the steering wheel.

A high frequency signal transmission cable includes a conductor, an insulator provided over a periphery of the conductor, a plating layer provided over a periphery of the insulator, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the plating layer. A crack suppressing layer is provided between the insulator and the plating layer, in such a manner as to remain in contact with the insulator while being provided with the plating layer over an outer surface of the crack suppressing layer. The crack suppressing layer suppresses the occurrence of a cracking in the plating layer by bending while moving in a longitudinal direction of the cable relative to a bending of the insulator.