Patent ID: 11948706
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A ribbon cable comprising:
an insulative layer extending along a length and a width of the ribbon cable and comprising:
a first regular structure formed in a top major surface of the insulative layer and extending along the length and width of the ribbon cable; and
a plurality of spaced apart substantially parallel grooves formed in the top major surface by deforming at least portions of the first regular structure; and
a plurality of uninsulated conductors, each uninsulated conductor disposed in a corresponding groove in the plurality of grooves, wherein the first regular structure is independent of the plurality of spaced apart substantially parallel grooves and forms a regular two-dimensional array of cavities arranged along the length and width of the first insulative layer.