Corning Cable Systems

Corning Optical Communications LLC

Corning Research & Development Corporation

Ccs Technology Corporation

James Arthur Register, Iii

Michael John Gimblet

Igor Berlin

Jason Clay Lail

William Patrick Cune

Christian Heidler

Wolfgang Gottfried Tobias Schweiker

Jason Elliott Greene

Reginald Roberts

William Welch McCollough

David Alan Seddon

George Cornelius Abernathy

David Henry Smith

Donald Kennedy Hall

Riley Saunders Freeland

Mark Alan Bradley

Daniel J Rutterman

Corey Scott Keisler

Jennifer K Lanier

Julian Latelle Greenwood, Iii

Hieu Vinh Tran

Lars K Nielsen

Mark Edward Conner

Keith Aaron Greer

Randall Dwaine Tuttle

Naren I Patel

Kimberly Dawn Slan

Wesley Brian Nicholson

Todd Ray Rhyne

Gregory Blake Bohler

Cory Fritz Guenter

Benjamin Gray Whitener

David Ralph Maack

Ryan Everette Frye

Eric Scott Quinby

Christopher L Willis

William Taylor Rowell

Edward John Fewkes

Michelle Dawn Fabian

Michael James Winningham

Brian Keith Rhoney

Huan-Hung Sheng

Gregory Alan Lochkovic

Martyn N Easton

Samuel D Nave

Samuel D Nav&eacute;

Larry W Self

Leigh Rooker Josey

Michael Paul O'Day

Michael P O'Day

Sheila A Cooper

William M Hobbs

Jill D McPeak

Roderick S Bayliss, Jr

Peter William Loomis

Bundled cables and methods for preparing bundled cable are disclosed herein. In the method, a plurality of subunits is wound about a central member. The subunits include a subunit jacket made of a first thermoplastic composition and has a first outer surface, and the central member includes a central member jacket made of a second thermoplastic composition and has a second outer surface. A metal element is provided at an interface of the second outer surface and the first outer surface of the subunits. The metal element is heated such that at least one of the first thermoplastic composition or the second thermoplastic composition forms bonds with the other of the first thermoplastic composition or the second thermoplastic composition.

Stranded cable subunits with a central member for a bundled cable

Methods for bonding stranded cable subunits to central member

An optical fiber cable includes a central tube having a first inner and a first outer surface. The first inner surface defines a bore along a longitudinal axis of the cable. Optical fibers are disposed within the bore of the central tube. A cable jacket is disposed around the central tube. The cable jacket has a second inner and a second outer surface defining a first thickness. A skin layer is disposed around the cable jacket. The skin layer has a third inner and a third outer surface defining a second thickness that is 100 &#x3bc;m or less. The cable jacket material is different from the skin layer material, and the third outer surface defines the outermost surface of the optical fiber cable. Access sections made of the second material extend from the skin layer into the first thickness of the cable jacket.

Cable skin layer with access sections integrated into a cable jacket

Embodiments of a bundled optical fiber cable are provided. Included therein is a central cable unit spanning a first length from a first end to a second end. The central cable unit has a first plurality of optical fibers disposed within a cable jacket. The bundled optical fiber cable also includes at least one optical fiber drop cable wound around the cable jacket of the central cable unit. Each optical fiber drop cable spans a second length from a first end to a second end. Further, each optical fiber drop cable includes one or more optical fibers disposed within a buffer tube. The first end of each optical fiber drop cable is substantially coterminal with the first end of the central cable unit, and the first length spanned by the central cable unit is longer than the second length spanned by each of the optical fiber drop cables.

High density bundled optical fiber cable with preconnectorized drop points

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method of preparing a bundled cable. In the method, a plurality of subunits is wound around a central member in one or more layers of subunits to form the bundled cable. For a section of the central member, each layer of subunits has a pitch over which a subunit of the layer of subunits makes one revolution around the section of the central member and a length of the subunit required to make the one revolution. The subunits are configured to have a nominal helical length equal to the ratio of a nominal length to a nominal pitch. Further, in the method, a measurement of the bundled cable is monitored, and a winding rate of the plurality of subunits is adjusted based on the measurement in order to account for deviations from the nominal helical length.

Online helix adjustment to control connector location on preconnectorized tapered assemblies

A sensing cable for protection against rodent damage includes an optical component comprising at least one optical fiber, a plurality of armor components embedded in the jacket, and a strength member embedded in the cable jacket, wherein when viewed in cross-section, each component of the plurality of armor components and the strength member surround the optical component with a gap formed between each component of the plurality of armor components and the optical transmission component and the strength member.

Fiber optic cable for distributed sensing with rodent resistant components from hardened materials

A vibration sensing optical fiber cable is provided. The cable includes at least one optical fiber embedded in the cable jacket such that vibrations from the environment are transmitted into the cable jacket to the optical fiber. The cable is configured in a variety of ways, including through spatial arrangement of the sensing fibers, through acoustic impedance matched materials, through internal vibration reflecting structures, and/or through acoustic lens features to enhance sensitivity of the cable for vibration detection/monitoring.

Optical sensing cable with acoustic lensing or reflecting features

Strain sensing optical cable with acoustic impedance matched layers

A large and small diameter optical fiber carrying cable is provided. The cable includes a cable body including an inner surface defining a channel within the cable body, a first group of optical fibers comprising a plurality of first optical fibers located within the channel and a second group of optical fibers comprising a plurality of second optical fibers located within the channel. The optical core diameter of the first optical fibers is larger than the optical core diameter of the second optical fibers.

Fiber optic cable with large-diameter optical fibers

A strain sensing optical fiber cable is provided. The cable includes at least one optical fiber embedded in the cable jacket such that vibrations from the environment are transmitted into the cable jacket to the optical fiber. The cable is configured in a variety of ways, including through spatial arrangement of the sensing fibers, through acoustic impedance matched materials, through internal vibration reflecting structures, and/or through acoustic lens features to enhance sensitivity of the cable for strain/vibration detection/monitoring.

Strain sensing optical cable with low vibration attenuation construction

Distributed communications systems providing and supporting radio frequency (RF) communication services and digital data services, and related components and methods are disclosed. The RF communication services can be distributed over optical fiber to client devices, such as remote units for example. Power can also be distributed over electrical medium that is provided to distribute digital data services, if desired, to provide power to remote communications devices and/or client devices coupled to the remote communications devices for operation. In this manner, as an example, the same electrical medium used to transport digital data signals in the distributed antenna system can also be employed to provide power to the remote communications devices and/or client devices coupled to the remote communications devices. Power may be injected and switched from two or more power sources over selected electrical medium to distribute power for power-consuming components supporting RF communications services and digital data services.

Providing digital data services as electrical signals and radio-frequency (RF) communications over optical fiber in distributed communications systems, and related components and methods

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Hickory, NC, United States of America

James Arthur Register, Iii