ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,394, issued on April 22, was assigned to SAMTEC INC. (New Albany, Ind.).

"Electrical cable with dielectric foam" was invented by Shashi Chuganey (New Albany, Ind.), Yasuo Sasaki (New Albany, Ind.), Scott McMorrow (New Albany, Ind.), Francisco Noyola (New Albany, Ind.), Cindy Lee Diegel (New Albany, Ind.) and James Alexander Moss (New Albany, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrical cables and optical waveguides are disclosed as including an electrically insulative foam. The electrically insulative foam can coat at least one electrical conductor of the electrical cable. The electrically insulative foam can coat the optical fiber ...