Optical fiber cable having rollable ribbons and central strength member
US11520114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4434
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber cable may include a cable jacket, a rigid tensile reinforcement member centered within the cable jacket, and a plurality of partially bonded optical fiber ribbons around the rigid tensile reinforcement member. The optical fiber cable does not include any buffer tubes but may include a cushioning layer adjacent the ribbons.
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