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Optical fiber cables

US9069147B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Julian Latelle Greenwood, III · Hickory, US
Scott Allen McDowell · Connelly Springs, US
Reginald Roberts · Taylorsville, US
David Alan Seddon · Hickory, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2015
Grant date	Jun 30, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4433
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Cables have reduced freespace, reduced tube diameters, and reduced strength member diameters. The cables are designed to pass robustness testing such as GR-20 while using smaller amounts of raw materials to produce.

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