US 11,670,438 B2
System and method of printing indicia onto armored cable
John Moore, Newnan, GA (US); Roy O. Jackson, Carrollton, GA (US); David B. McCardel, Marietta, GA (US); and James Phillip Tuggle, Carrollton, GA (US)
Assigned to Southwire Company, LLC, Carrollton, GA (US)
Filed by Southwire Company, LLC, Carrollton, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/339,558.
Application 17/339,558 is a division of application No. 14/467,937, filed on Aug. 25, 2014, granted, now 11,031,157.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/869,572, filed on Aug. 23, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0350958 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. H01B 7/17 (2006.01); H01B 7/36 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); H01B 13/34 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 13/345 (2013.01) [B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); H01B 7/17 (2013.01); H01B 7/365 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical cable assembly comprising:
a conductor assembly;
a sheath disposed around the conductor assembly, wherein the sheath comprises an outer surface defining spaced apart crowns and valleys;
an oil layer applied to the outer surface of the sheath;
a base ink block printed over the oil layer, wherein the base ink block is printed on the crowns, the valleys, and between the crowns and the valleys of the sheath; and
marking indicia printed on the base ink block to indicate at least one characteristic of the electrical cable assembly.