Corning Optical Communications LLC

Corning Cable Systems

Siecor Corporation

Corning Research & Development Corporation

Siecor Operations, LLC

Warren Welborn McAlpine

Julian Latelle Greenwood, Iii

Bradley Jerome Blazer

Michael John Gimblet

David Alan Seddon

Rodney Maurice Burns

Keith Aaron Greer

Jason Clay Lail

Eric John Mozdy

William Carl Hurley

Allen Michael Miller

Catharina Lemckert Tedder

Joel Laine Parker

Anne Germaine Bringuier

Richard Steven Wagman

George Cornelius Abernathy

Guenter Wuensch

Michael Emmerich

Mario Sergio Sandate Aguilar

Christopher Mark Quinn

Craig Miller Conrad

James Garrett Dewell

Matthew J Grulick

MaryAnn Clarke

Daniel Warren Hawtof

Andrey V Filippov

John Douglas Coleman

James Lee Baucom

Brian S Witz

William S Jackman

Scott Allen McDowell

John Arthur Rowe

Dave A Seddon

Stephen Owen Mast

David Lee Dean, Jr

William James Miller

Kenneth Darrell Temple, Jr

David Wesley Chiasson

Jody L Greenwood

David Henry Smith

Ching-Kee Chien

Harold Edward Hudson, Ii

Brandon Robert Williamson

Riley Saunders Freeland

Larry W Field

Joseph A Varga

Yangbin Chen

Keith H Lail

Ravinder Kumar Kinnera

Dieter E Kundis

Riley S Freeland

Günter Wünsch

Gilbert D Tugman

George Ndayizeye

Ming Li

Harriet G Cooke

Bruce E Townsend

Derwin A Nelson

Leigh Rooker Josey

Mark A Sigmon

Jeffery Alan Clampitt

Jorge Roberto Serrano

Matthew Fitzgerald

Jennifer L Cline

Taw D North

Mary Ann Clarke

Ronald B Bailey

Jeffrey A Clampitt

Iii Julian Latelle Greenwood

Julian Latelle Iii Greenwood

Catharina L Tedder

An optical fiber cable including a central strength member, a first plurality of tight-buffered ribbon stacks, a binder film, and a cable sheath. The central strength member extends along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable. The tight-buffered ribbon stacks are SZ-stranded around the central strength member. An interstitial space is provided between adjacent tight-buffered ribbon stacks. A binder film continuously and contiguously surrounds the first plurality of tight-buffered ribbon stacks along the longitudinal axis. The binder film includes first portions and at least one second portion. Each of the at least one second portion of the binder film extends into one of the interstitial spaces of the first plurality of tight-buffered ribbon stacks. The cable sheath continuously and contiguously surrounds the binder film along the longitudinal axis, and the cable sheath is coupled to the first portions of the binder film.

SZ stranded tight-buffered ribbon stacks with binder film

A fiber optic cable includes a cable core of core elements and a protective sheath surrounding the core elements, an armor surrounding the cable core, the armor comprising a single overlap portion when the fiber optic cable is viewed in cross-section, and a jacket surrounding the armor, the jacket having at least two longitudinal discontinuities extruded therein. A method of accessing the cable core without the use of ripcords includes removing a portion of the armor in an access section by pulling the armor away from the cable core so that an overlap portion separates around the cable core as it is being pulled past the cable core. A protective sheath protects the core elements as the armor is being pulled around the cable core.

Binder film for a fiber optic cable

An optical communication cable includes a cable jacket formed from a first material, a plurality of core elements located within the cable jacket, and an armor layer surrounding the plurality of core elements within the cable jacket, wherein the armor layer is a multi-piece layer having a first armor segment extending a portion of the distance around the plurality of core elements and a second armor segment extending a portion of the distance around the plurality of core elements, wherein a first lateral edge of the first armor segment is adjacent a first lateral edge of the second armor segment and a second lateral edge of the first armor segment is adjacent a second lateral edge of the second armor segment such that the combination of the first armor segment and the second armor segment completely surround the plurality of core elements.

Optical fiber cable with reinforcement

An optical communication cable is provided having a cable body with an inner surface defining a passage within the cable body and a plurality of core elements within the passage. A film surrounds the plurality of core elements, wherein the film directs a radial force inward onto the plurality of core elements to restrain and hold the plurality of core elements in place.

Optical communication cable

A recirculating powder applicator includes an applicator body having an inlet on an upstream surface and an outlet on a downstream surface, wherein the inlet and outlet define a passage that extends transversely through the thickness of the applicator body, a powder conduit, an air inlet, an exhaust aperture located on one of the upstream or downstream surfaces, and a circulation chamber located on the interior of the applicator body. The powder conduit and air inlet are in fluid communication with the passage and the passage is in fluid communication with the circulation chamber. A method of applying powder to a substrate during a continuous process includes using a recirculating powder applicator.

Method of applying powder to a substrate during a continuous process

A fiber optic cable includes a core and a jacket surrounding the core. The jacket includes a base layer formed from a foamed material including a polymer. A surface layer of the jacket is formed from a second composition that differs from the first composition and also includes the polymer. An interface bonds the surface and base layers to one another.

Jacket for a fiber optic cable

A fiber optic cable includes a core assembly including an optical fiber, a polymeric sleeve surrounding the core assembly, water-swellable material integrated with the polymeric sleeve, and a jacket surrounding the polymeric sleeve. The polymeric sleeve is continuous peripherally around the core assembly, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable.

Fiber optic cable with sleeve

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