Cable network with light waveguide cable for installation in pipelines of existing supply line systems

US6507686B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• CCS Technology Corporation · US

Inventors

• Edgar Heinz · Steinach, DE
• Thomas Mueller · Oberkochen, DE
• Helmut Nowsch · Regensburg, DE
• Joachim Schaefer · Darmstadt, DE
• Ernst Mayr · Starnberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 12, 1999
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2003
• Expiry date: Nov 12, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/4459
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A cable network with a light waveguide cable which is introduced in the pipeline of an existing pipeline system. The light waveguide cable is arranged along a line, preferably at the vertex of the pipeline, and is provided with a protective layer so that a smooth transition exists between the wall surfaces of the pipeline and the cable.