US 12,142,399 B2
Composite conductors including radiative and/or hard coatings and methods of manufacture thereof
Jianzhong Jason Huang, San Clemente, CA (US); Rulong Chen, San Clemente, CA (US); Jianping Huang, Markham (CA); and Vivek Kohli, Navi Mumbai (IN)
Assigned to TS Conductor Corp., Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Filed by TS Conductor Corp., Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,638.
Application 18/388,638 is a continuation of application No. 18/189,726, filed on Mar. 24, 2023, granted, now 11,854,721.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/353,390, filed on Jun. 17, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/324,468, filed on Mar. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0290519 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01B 7/28 (2006.01); H01B 3/00 (2006.01); H01B 7/02 (2006.01); H01B 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 7/28 (2013.01) [H01B 3/002 (2013.01); H01B 7/0225 (2013.01); H01B 7/1875 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a strength member, including:
a core having a glass transition temperature or melting temperature and
an encapsulation layer disposed around the core;
a conductor layer disposed around the strength member; and
an outer layer disposed on the conductor layer, the outer layer having a solar absorptivity of less than 0.5 at a wavelength of less than 2.5 microns, and a radiative emissivity of greater than 0.5 at a wavelength in a range of 2.5 microns to 15 microns, at an operating temperature in a range of 60 degrees Celsius to 250 degrees Celsius such that the outer layer is configured to maintain the core of the strength member below its glass transition temperature or melting temperature.