| US 7,498,518 B2 | ||
| Cable with offset filler | ||
| Robert Kenny, Centennial, Colo. (US); Stuart Reeves, Glos (United Kingdom); Keith Ford, Glos (United Kingdom); John W. Grosh, Centennial, Colo. (US); Spring Stutzman, Sidney, Nebr. (US); Roger Anderson, Sidney, Nebr. (US); David Wiekhorst, Sidney, Nebr. (US); and Fred Johnston, Sidney, Nebr. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/645,446. | ||
| Application 11/645446 is a continuation of application No. 11/185572, filed on Jul. 19, 2005, granted, now 7,329,815. | ||
| Application 11/185572 is a continuation of application No. 10/746800, filed on Dec. 26, 2003, granted, now 7,214,884. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/516007, filed on Oct. 31, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0102189 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01B 11/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 174—113R [57/58.7] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A method of making a multi-pair cable, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing a plurality of twisted pairs, each of the twisted pairs having a lay length different from one another;
b) applying a jacket over the plurality of twisted pairs; and
c) helically twisting the multi-pair cable after applying the jacket over the plurality of twisted pairs, wherein the multi-pair
cable is helically twisted at a cable lay length that varies along the length of the multi-pair cable.
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