Corning Cable Systems

Corning Optical Communications LLC

Corning Research & Development Corporation

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Siecor Corporation

Kenneth Darrell Temple, Jr

David Alan Seddon

Jody L Greenwood

Bradley Jerome Blazer

Anne Germaine Bringuier

Keith H Lail

David Lee Dean, Jr

Julian Latelle Greenwood, Iii

George Cornelius Abernathy

Christopher Mark Quinn

Alan Todd Parsons

Jason C Lail

David Wesley Chiasson

Rebecca Elizabeth Sistare

Kimberly Dawn Slan

Dana Craig Bookbinder

David Henry Smith

Harold Edward Hudson, Ii

Andrew Scott Dodd

Douglas Scott Hedrick

Jason Clay Lail

Richard Steven Wagman

Catharina Lemckert Tedder

Randall Dwaine Tuttle

Brandon Robert Williamson

James Lee Baucom

William Eric Caldwell

Warren Welborn McAlpine

Daniel Warren Hawtof

David E Hall

Craig Miller Conrad

Joseph Todd Cody

Rodney Maurice Burns

Joseph Clinton Jensen

Brian Keith Rhoney

David L Dean

W Welch McCollough

Martyn N Easton

Gerry Jay Harvey

Riley Saunders Freeland

William S Jackman

Samuel D Nave

Todd Ray Rhyne

Michael deJong

Andrew J O'Neill

Riley S Freeland

Andreas Stingl

Scott M Torrey

Keith D Church

Daniel Andrew Cassell

Jimmy E Lail

Wilson Sidney Whisnant, Iii

Julian L Iii Greenwood

Randall Tuttle

Wilson S Iii Whisnant

An optical fiber cable includes a jacket and a plurality of stranded core subunits, each core subunit comprising a flexible sheath and a plurality of ribbons arranged in a ribbon group, wherein each ribbon of the plurality of ribbons comprises a plurality of connected fibers such that 50-70% of the cross-sectional area inside the sheath is occupied by the connected fibers. The flexible sheath may be an extruded PVC material that conforms to the shape of the ribbon stack and keeps all of the ribbons acting as a unitary body during bending.

High fiber density ribbon cable

An optical cable is provided. The optical cable includes an outer cable body jacket and a plurality of optical fiber subunits. The optical fibers within each subunit are stranded relative to each other and are located within a thin subunit jacket. A plurality of unstranded optical fiber subunits are located within the cable jacket.

Optical fiber cable with parallel ribbon subunits

A fiber optic cable includes a stranded ribbon stack, a sheath extruded around the stranded ribbon stack to form a subunit, and an extruded foam layer, wherein the foam layer has a minimum inner diameter that is less than or equal to a maximum stack diagonal dimension of the stranded ribbon stack.

High density fiber optic ribbon cable

An armored cable includes a core and an armor surrounding the core. The armor includes at least one armor access feature formed in the armor to weaken the armor at the access feature. A jacket surrounds the armor and the jacket includes a primary portion of a first extruded polymeric material and at least one discontinuity of a second extruded polymeric material in the primary portion, the discontinuity extending along a length of the cable, and the first material being different from the second material, wherein the bond between the discontinuity and the primary portion allows the jacket to be separated at the discontinuity to provide access to the core, and the at least one armor access feature and the at least one discontinuity are arranged proximate to each other to allow access to the core.

Two piece armored optical cables

An optical fiber ribbon and a related cable are provided. The ribbon includes a first group of at least one optical fiber and a second group of at least two optical fibers coupled together. The ribbon includes a first hinge coupling the first group to the second group. The hinge allows movement of the first group and the second group of optical fibers relative to each other such that the ribbon is moveable between an aligned position and a collapsed position. The number of optical fibers in the first group is less than the number of optical fibers in second group.

Hinged optical fiber ribbon moveable between aligned and collapsed positions

An optical communication cable and related systems and methods are provided. A method for field terminating an optical fiber of a fiber optic distribution cable includes accessing at least one of a plurality of optical fibers of the distribution cable by creating an access location in the distribution cable, inserting a cutting tool through the access location such that the cutting tool extends longitudinally past the access location a predetermined distance, terminating the at least one of the plurality of optical fibers at the predetermined distance, removing at least a portion of the at least one terminated optical fiber through the access location, and inserting the portion of the at least one terminated optical fiber through a furcation tube premounted on a small access closure device.

Field access terminal system

A fiber optic cable assembly includes a distribution cable and a tether cable. The distribution cable includes a jacket having a generally flat profile such that the periphery of the distribution cable, when viewed in cross-section, includes two major surfaces of the jacket that are generally flat and are connected by arcuate end surfaces of the jacket. The jacket defines a cavity therein. Further, the distribution cable includes strength members embedded in the jacket and positioned on opposing sides of the cavity. The distribution cable includes a plurality of optical fibers extending through the cavity. The tether cable includes an optical fiber that is fusion spliced to one of the optical fibers of the distribution cable by way of an opening in a side of the jacket of the distribution cable.

Fiber optic cable assembly

A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical fiber, at least one strength member, armor components, and a cable jacket. The cable jacket has a cavity with a generally rectangular cross-section with the armor components disposed on opposite sides of the cavity.

Dry fiber optic cables and assemblies

A fiber optic cable includes a jacket, a pair of strength members, and an optical fiber. The jacket has a cavity, a major dimension and a minor dimension, and a medial portion. The strength members are disposed on opposing sides of the cavity and impart a preferential bend characteristic to the cable. The at least one optical fiber is disposed within the cavity. The jacket includes preferential tear portions disposed between a respective strength member and the medial portion, for separating the strength members from the medial portion.

Fiber optic cables and assemblies

An optical cable includes a cable body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen. The cable body has a profile feature formed on the outer surface, wherein the profile feature includes a trough that extends longitudinally between a first buttress and a second buttress, the first buttress and the second buttress having a radial height. The trough defines a continuous concave surface between the first buttress and the second buttress that is recessed below the radial height. An ink layer is adhered to the concave surface, wherein the ink layer forms alphanumeric characters that provide information related to the optical cable.

Optical fiber cable with print protective outer surface profile

An optical cable is provided. The optical cable includes a cable body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen and one or more optical transmission elements located within the lumen. The optical cable includes a groove array comprising a plurality of grooves located on the outer surface of the cable body. Each groove defines a trough having a lower surface located between peaks on either side of the trough, and the groove array includes an average groove spacing. The optical cable includes an ink layer applied to the cable body at the location of the groove array. The groove array and the ink layer are formed to limit abrasion experienced by the ink layer.

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Kenneth Darrell Temple, Jr