High fiber density ribbon cable
US11442236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4482
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes a jacket and a plurality of stranded core subunits, each core subunit comprising a flexible sheath and a plurality of ribbons arranged in a ribbon group, wherein each ribbon of the plurality of ribbons comprises a plurality of connected fibers such that 50-70% of the cross-sectional area inside the sheath is occupied by the connected fibers. The flexible sheath may be an extruded PVC material that conforms to the shape of the ribbon stack and keeps all of the ribbons acting as a unitary body during bending.
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