Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080232749 | Optical fiber cable - An optical fiber cable maintains an outer jacket, at least one optical fiber tube within the jacket and for each optical fiber tube, four optical fibers, arranged in a substantially squared arrangement. The optical fibers are linearly arranged along the length of the cable. The optical fibers are loosely arranged within the fiber tube in such a manner as to allow shifting of the straight optical fibers to conform to a bending of the cable, while being simultaneously constrained such that the straight arranged fibers do not become crossed-over or overlapped during bending. | 09-25-2008 |
20080292253 | Flat design composite drop fiber cable with mid-span access capability - A fiber cable having a first fiber containing portion with a plurality of optional fibers disposed therein. A second strength portion is separable from the first fiber containing portion arranged in a substantially flat arrangement. The second strength portion is separatably coupled to the first fiber containing portion. | 11-27-2008 |
20090129733 | Fiber optic cable design with improved compression test results - A multi-tight buffer fiber optic cable includes a first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers surrounding the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers. A jacket surrounds the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers, where the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers are helically wound, and where the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers are helically wound in the same direction as the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and at substantially the same lay length. | 05-21-2009 |
20090129734 | Loose tube optical fiber cable design and method for making the same - A loose tube fiber optic cable having at least one optical fiber, a loose tube surrounding the fiber, with the tube having an irregular inner surface. A water swellable powder is provided around the fiber and inside the tube, where the particles of the water swellable powder rest in the irregular inner surface of the tube. | 05-21-2009 |
20090169159 | FLAT WIDE WATER SWELLABLE BINDER FOR OPTICAL FIBER TUBES - A multi-tube optical fiber cable includes a plurality of optical fiber tubes, each having one or more optical fibers loosely arranged therein. The optical fiber tubes are arranged within an outer jacket, where the tubes are constructed of a polymer having a low Young's constant modulus. A binder is arranged around the plurality of optical fiber tubes, where the binder is substantially flat in shape such that there is no deformation of the tube, when the binder is applied. | 07-02-2009 |
20090263089 | Optical fiber cable - A fiber optic cable having a jacket, at least one tube and at least two fibers within the tube in a loose tube arrangement. The fibers within the tube have a fiber length differential substantially in the range of 0.01%-0.04%. | 10-22-2009 |
20100329614 | COMPOSITE, OPTICAL FIBER, POWER AND SIGNAL TACTICAL CABLE - A composite cable includes at least two optical fiber components and at least one additional component. An irradiated crosslinked jacket surrounds the optical fiber component and the at least one additional component. A shield encloses at least the two optical fiber components within the jacket, where the shield protects the optical fibers from irradiation of the crosslinked jacket. | 12-30-2010 |
20110013873 | FIBER OPTIC AERIAL DROP CABLE - A fiber optic cable has at least two round strength members, at least one fiber optic element, with the strength members and the fiber optic element forms a core. A jacket surrounds the core elements. The strength members are arranged side by side within the jacket such that the inside diameter of the jacket is substantially equal to the combined diameters of the two round strength members and where within the jacket there are two voids not filled by the round strength members. The at least one fiber optic element is positioned in one of the voids the round strength members is dimensioned such that when the fiber optic element is within the void, it does not reach the inside surface of the jacket. | 01-20-2011 |
20110038586 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGN WITH CLEAR BUFFER TUBES - A fiber optic cable has at least one fiber and at least one buffer tube surrounding the fiber, with the fiber being loosely held within the buffer tube. A jacket surrounds the tube where the at least one buffer tube is constructed from an extruded transparent polymer, allowing the arrangement of the fiber within the buffer tube to be visible along the entire length of the tube. | 02-17-2011 |
20110188819 | FIBER OPTIC ARRANGEMENT USING FLAT WIDE WTER SWELLABLE BINDER FOR SUBUNIT ACCESS - An assembly of fiber optic elements includes at least two subunits, each of which has at least one fiber optic unit and a flat binder wrapped over the subunits into an arrangement. The at least two subunits are stranded in a SZ arrangement at a first lay length and the binder is stranded over the subunits in a uni-directional helical lay at a second lay length. The payoff tension and the first lay length of the subunits, combined with a payoff tension and the second lay length of the binder are simultaneously sufficient to hold the subunits within the arrangement, while being loose enough to allow a single subunit to be removed without destroying the arrangement. | 08-04-2011 |
20110293228 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR CORDAGE OR TACTICAL APPLICATIONS - A fiber optic cable is provided having a at least one fiber element, a layer of aramid strength members, and a jacket disposed over said layer of aramid strength members. The layer of aramid strength members is wound at a lay length that is equal to or lesser than a predetermined bend radius. | 12-01-2011 |
20120093468 | EXPANDED FOUR FIBER UNIT CABLE FOR INCREASED FIBER COUNT CABLES HAVING INCREASED FLEXIBILITY AND FIBER STRENGTH UTILIZATION - A fiber optic cable includes a plurality of optical fiber subunits, each of the subunits including four fiber optic elements and an enclosing jacket. A plurality of optical fiber subunit assemblies are also included, each of which includes a plurality of the optical fiber subunits and an enclosing micro-sheath. The subunits are stranded around one another. A sheath encloses the plurality of optical fiber subunit assemblies. | 04-19-2012 |
20120134634 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE WITH IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE AND COMPRESSION RESISTANCE - A fiber optic cable is provided with a plurality of buffer tubes each with one or more optical fibers, a plurality of strength members and a jacket. The fibers within the cable meet maximum attenuation of substantially 0.07 db increase when decreasing from −23° C. to −60° C. | 05-31-2012 |
20120177330 | TIGHT BUFFER FIBER OPTIC CABLES FOR CONDUITS - A fiber optic arrangement includes a primary strand, a plurality of secondary connection strands, each of which is coupled to the primary strand at a notch. Tight buffer optical fibers are attached, one at the end of each of the secondary connection strands. | 07-12-2012 |
20130129290 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE - An arrangement provides for an optical fiber cable having a plurality of fiber optic elements including a glass portion and a UV optical coating portion. A plurality of buffer tubes each contain one or more of the plurality of optical fibers made of a fire retardant polymer. A jacket surrounds the buffer tubes also made of a fire retardant polymer. The fire retardant polymers for the plurality of buffer tubes and for the jacket are selected from PVDF (PolyVinyliDene Fluoride) or FRPVC (Fire Resistance Poly Vinyl Chloride). The ratio of total polymer to UV optical coating of the fiber optic elements, by area, is substantially in the range of 5:1 to 9:1. | 05-23-2013 |
20140119699 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE HAVING SPLINE PROFILED INSULATION - An optical fiber cable includes at least one optical fiber element and a tight buffer coating on the optical fiber element, where the tight buffer coating on the optical fiber element includes a plurality of alternating splines and grooves facing outwardly towards the outer circumference of the tight buffer coating. Additionally, an optical fiber cable can have at least one optical fiber element and at least one buffer tube surrounding the optical fiber element, where the buffer tube around the optical fiber element includes a plurality of alternating splines and grooves facing outwardly towards the outer circumference of the buffer tube. | 05-01-2014 |