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Optical fiber cable with core element having surface-deposited color layer

US9435953B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Adra Smith Baca · Hickory, US
Dana Craig Bookbinder · Corning, US
Timothy Leonard Hunt · Wilmington, US
Michael Anthony Lockee · Connelly Springs, US
Eric John Mozdy · Meadville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2014
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of forming an optical communication cable is provided. The cable includes a core element located in a cable jacket. The core element includes a buffer tube having an outer surface, an inner surface and a channel defined by the inner surface of the first tube. The core element includes an optical fiber located within the channel of the buffer tube and a color layer formed from a surface-deposited colorant material applied to the outer surface of the buffer tube.

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