IP Library Granted Patent US 12,476,449
Granted Patent B2
US 12,476,449 · App. 18/070,190 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Boot-attached cable and medical diagnostic device

Inventors: Kazufumi Suenaga (Tokyo, JP); Seiichi Kashimura (Tokyo, JP); Takanobu Watanabe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
H02G15/06C09J183/04G21F1/10A61B1/00124A61B8/4433
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Patent No.
US 12,476,449
App. No.
18/070,190
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A boot-attached cable is composed of a cable, and a cable boot secured to an end of the cable by an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer includes an additive material comprising at least one of an organic substant and an inorganic substance, capable of shielding against ultraviolet light.

Claims (18)

1 . A boot-attached cable, comprising:

a cable; and

a cable boot secured to an end of the cable by an adhesive layer,

wherein the adhesive layer includes an additive material comprising at least one of an organic substance and an inorganic substance, capable of shielding against ultraviolet light, and

wherein the adhesive layer is interposed between the cable boot and a sheath in such a manner that an end face of the adhesive layer is continuous with an end face of the cable boot without steps.

2 . The boot-attached cable according to claim 1 , wherein the additive material includes at least one or more of aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide, zirconium oxide, tin oxide, manganese oxide, iron oxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, and carbon.

3 . The boot-attached cable according to claim 2 , wherein the additive material is titanium oxide including at least one or more of rutile type titanium oxide, anatase type titanium oxide, and brookite type titanium oxide.

4 . The boot-attached cable according to claim 1 , wherein a base material for the adhesive layer is a silicone resin including at least one of condensation-reaction type silicone resin and addition-reaction type silicone resin.

5 . The boot-attached cable according to claim 1 , wherein the surface layer of the cable is made of a resin composition including at least one or more of high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, fluorinated resin, polyvinyl chloride, synthetic rubber, silicone-based resin, chloroprene rubber, and polyurethane.

6 . A medical diagnostic device, comprising: the boot-attached cable according to claim 1 .

7 . A boot-attached cable, comprising:

a cable; and

a cable boot secured to an end of the cable by an adhesive layer,

wherein the adhesive layer includes an additive material comprising at least one of an organic substance and an inorganic substance, capable of shielding against ultraviolet light, and

wherein the sheath and the cable boot each include an additive material capable of shielding against ultraviolet light, in addition to the adhesive layer.

8 . The boot-attached cable according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a condensation-reaction type silicone resin that cures at room temperature.

9 . The boot-attached cable according to claim 1 ,

wherein the adhesive layer has a tensile shear bond strength of 0.7 MPa or more.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 21, 2023
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062819/0890 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2022
From: SUENAGA, KAZUFUMI; KASHIMURA, SEIICHI; TAKANOBU, WATANABE
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 061894/0661 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-211532 · Dec 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230208126A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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