Patent ID: 6448502
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
A lead wire for use with an oxygen sensor, said lead wire comprising:an elongate center strand having a relatively high tensile strength; a first plurality of elongate strands, each having a relatively high electrical conductance, said strands of said first plurality being arranged circumferentially around said center strand; a second plurality of elongate strands having a relatively high electrical conductance; a third plurality of elongate strands having a relatively high tensile strength, strands of said third plurality comprising a first material; and a fourth plurality of elongate strands having a relatively high tensile strength, strands of said fourth plurality comprising a second material different from said first material, said strands of said second, third, and fourth pluralities being arranged circumferentially around said first plurality of strands in a repeating pattern wherein each strand of said second plurality is positioned substantially between a strand of said third plurality and a strand of said fourth plurality.