US 7,453,044 B2
Electrical wire and method of making an electrical wire
Vijay R Mhetar, Slingerlands, N.Y. (US); Vijay Rajamani, Slingerlands, Mich. (US); Kristopher Rexius, Waterford, Mich. (US); Sho Sato, Tochigi-ken (Japan); and Xiangyang Tai, Tochigi-ken (Japan)
Assigned to Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V., (Netherlands)
Filed on May 21, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/751,216.
Application 11/751216 is a continuation of application No. 11/256834, filed on Oct. 24, 2005, granted, now 7,220,917, filed on May 22, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/637406, filed on Dec. 17, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/637008, filed on Dec. 17, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/637412, filed on Dec. 17, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/637419, filed on Dec. 17, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/654247, filed on Feb. 18, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0261877 A1, Nov. 15, 2007
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01B 3/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 174—110R  [174/36; 174/120 R] 34 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical wire comprising:
conductor; and
a covering disposed over the conductor, wherein the covering comprises a thermoplastic composition comprising:
(i) a poly(arylene ether);
(ii) a polyolefin;
(iii) a polymeric compatibilizer; and
(iv) magnesium hydroxide,
wherein the covering has a thickness of 0.15 to 0.8 millimeter and
further wherein for a total length of 2,500 to 15,500 meters of electrical wire there are less than or equal to six individual lengths of electrical wire and each individual length of wire has a length greater than or equal to 150 meters.