Flexible, non-preferential bend jackets for optical fiber cables
US11874516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/567
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes a cable jacket having an inner surface and an outer surface in which the inner surface defines a central bore along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable and the outer surface defines the outermost extent of the cable. The optical fiber cable also includes at least one access feature disposed in the cable jacket between the inner surface and the outer surface. Further included are a first plurality of optical fiber bundles. Each optical fiber bundle includes a second plurality of optical fiber ribbons that has a third plurality of optical fibers arranged in a planar configuration. The optical fiber cable bends uniformly in all directions transverse to the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable.
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