Patent · US Expired

Optical fiber cable

US6055351A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 1998
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4486
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber cable constituted by a single tube defining an internal bore housing at least one optical fiber and whose wall incorporates a reinforcement zone. The reinforcement zone is constituted by a thermoplastic material giving the cable both flexibility and resistance against compression and impact.

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