Low shrink telecommunications cable and methods for manufacturing the same
US7379642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2947
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications cable having a layer constructed to resist post-extrusion shrinkage. The layer includes a plurality of discrete shrinkage-reduction members embedded within a base material. The shrinkage-reduction members can be made of a liquid crystal polymer. The disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing telecommunications cables having layers adapted to resist post-extrusion shrinkage.
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