Provided are an insulated electric wire including an insulating coating made of a resin composition with high wear resistance, and a wire harness including the insulated electric wire. An insulated electric wire 10 includes an electric wire conductor 12, and an insulating coating 14 that coats the outer circumferential surface of the electric wire conductor 12, wherein the insulating coating 14 is made of a resin composition containing a thermoplastic polyester elastomer as a main component. Furthermore, a wire harness includes the insulated electric wire 10. The thickness of the insulating coating 14 is preferably less than 0.7 mm.

A high frequency flexible flat cable includes a first metal isolation layer, a first low-k dielectric adhesive layer attached to one side of the first metal isolation layer, a second low-k dielectric adhesive layer attached another side of the first metal isolation layer and at least two conductor layers respectively attached to the first low-k dielectric adhesive layer and the second low-k dielectric adhesive layer. In addition, the high frequency flexible flat cable further includes a third low-k dielectric adhesive layer, a fourth low-k dielectric adhesive layer, a second metal isolation layer and a third metal isolation layer. The second metal isolation layer and the third metal isolation layer are respectively adhered to outsides of the conductor layers by using the third low-k dielectric adhesive layer and the fourth low-k dielectric adhesive layer to adjust the impedance of the high frequency flexible flat cable according to requirements.

Aspects of the present invention relate to reinforced electric wires, particularly reinforced electric wires as used in holiday lighting such as Christmas light strings. In some embodiments, the reinforced electric wire can comprise a conductor, a reinforcing string or one or more reinforcing threads, and an insulator jacket. In some embodiments, the conductor comprises a plurality of conductor strands and one or more reinforcing strands arranged within an insulator jacket. Methods of making wires in accordance with various embodiments are also provided herein.

A ribbon cable with desirable properties including mechanical integrity, resistance to propagation of a flame, and a compact structure is provided. The ribbon cable may be formed by wrapping a flexible layer around a plurality of parallel cable cores. The flexible layer may be adhered to itself and may conform to the outer surfaces of the cores. The flexible layer may, at its edges, overlap such that the edges may be readily adhered to each other. Some or all of the cable cores may be individually shielded. The cable may also include metal foil adjacent one or two sides of the cable cores or, in some instances, encircling the cable cores.

The present invention relates to a continuous process for the production of polyol modified polyalkenylene terephthalates and the application of such polyol modified polyalkylene therephtalate on wire enamels.

An insulated wire comprising a conductor and a bubble-containing insulating layer, directly or indirectly coating the outer periphery of the conductor and containing a thermosetting resin, wherein the bubbles in the bubble-containing insulating layer include flattened bubbles whose oblateness in the cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the insulated wire (lateral length of the bubble cross-sectional shape/vertical length of the bubble cross-sectional shape) is 1.5 or more and 5.0 or less.

A cable having good flammability performance and reduced smoke emission is provided.

Aspects of the present invention relate to reinforced electric wires, particularly reinforced electric wires as used in holiday lighting such as Christmas light strings. In some embodiments, the reinforced electric wire can comprise a conductor, a reinforcing string or one or more reinforcing threads, and an insulator jacket. In some embodiments, the conductor comprises a single conductor strand. In some embodiments, the conductor comprises a plurality of conductor strands. In some embodiments, the wire comprises an insulator jacket having a plurality of channels therein, where a conductor is passed through the center channel, and reinforcing threads are passed through the other channels. Methods of making wires in accordance with various embodiments are also provided herein.

Provided is a coating material for forming a conductive release layer capable of forming a conductive release layer having high adhesion to a film base material, suppressing deterioration in conductivity over time in the air, and having a sufficient releasing property. The coating material for forming a conductive release layer of the present invention contains a conductive composite including a -conjugated conductive polymer and a polyanion, an epoxy compound having an epoxy group, a curable silicone, a polyester resin, and an organic solvent.

An orange-colored adhesive tape (1) a cable-wrapping tape, including a colored textile substrate (4, 4a, 4b) and an adhesive layer (5, 5a, 5b) applied at least to one side of the substrate (4, 4a, 4b). The substrate (4, 4a, 4b) contains at least one red and at least one further colorant. In order to improve colored tapes of the above-mentioned type, in particular providing increased temperature stability, while maintaining advantageous usage properties, at least one of the colorants contains a disazo compound or is completely formed therefrom. A method and a substrate (4, 4a, 4b) for manufacturing the adhesive tape (1) as well as a cable harness (3) with the adhesive tape (1) are also described.