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Gel-free buffer tube with adhesively coupled optical element

US7599589B2 · kind B2 · utility

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35References

27Claims

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Assignee

Draka Comteq B.V. · NL

Inventors

Bob J. Overton · Lenoir, US
Greg DeChristopher · Hickory, US
Wayne Cheatle · Hickory, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2008
Grant date	Oct 6, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4411
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a buffer tube arrangement, discrete domains of adhesive material provide adhesive coupling of a water-swellable element and an optical fiber bundle that includes a plurality of optical fibers.

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