Patent ID: 8907220

Claim:
An electrical cable, comprising: a plurality of signal lines arranged to extend along a length of the electrical cable, wherein the plurality of signal lines collectively divide the electrical cable into a top portion and a bottom portion; a ground plane spaced apart from the plurality of signal lines, wherein the ground plane is disposed only in the bottom portion of the electrical cable and wherein the ground plane includes: a mesh structure that includes a plurality of resin fibers fused together at a plurality of contact areas; and an electrically conductive layer that is arranged to coat the mesh structure; an insulation layer that surrounds the plurality of signal lines and the ground plane; and two adhesive layers that extend along the length of the electrical cable, wherein: the plurality of signal lines are positioned between the two adhesive layers and one of the two adhesive layers is positioned between the plurality of signal lines and the ground plane; each of the plurality of signal lines is electrically isolated from the ground plane along the length of the electrical cable; a diameter of each of the plurality of resin fibers is about 0.3 millimeters; the plurality of resin fibers comprise a thermoplastic polymer spun into fibers; the mesh structure comprises a plurality of twines that each includes two or more resin fibers; and the plurality of resin fibers comprise one or more of polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), polyethersulfone (“PES”), polyphenylene sulfide (“PPS”), or nylon.