Methods and apparatus for accessing interstitial areas of a cable

US11025460B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Paul Shala Henry · Holmdel, US
• Giovanni Vannucci · Middletown, US
• Thomas M. Willis, III · Tinton Falls, US
• Robert Bennett · Southold, US
• Irwin Gerszberg · Kendall Park, US
• Farhad Barzegar · Readington, US
• Donald J. Barnickel · Flemington, US
• Martin Birk · Holmdel, US
• Shikik Johnson · Tinton Falls, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 6, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 1, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B2203/5441
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with one or more embodiments, a cabling system can include a plurality of cables, and a tapered supporting structure coupled to the plurality of cables. The tapered supporting structure can facilitate exposure of an endpoint of each cable of the plurality of cables, and the endpoint of each cable of the plurality of cables can be coupled to a communication device that facilitates transmitting electromagnetic waves that propagate along the plurality of cables without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.