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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Superior Essex International Lp, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher W. McNutt, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Superior Essex International LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); C03C 25/1065 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4433 (2013.01); C03C 25/1065 (2013.01); G02B 6/02395 (2013.01); G02B 6/4402 (2013.01); G02B 6/4429 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for forming tight buffered cables containing a strippable buffer layer are described. An optical fiber may be provided, and a buffer layer formed from a polymeric material may be extruded around the optical fiber. The buffer layer may be compressed while the polymeric material is cooling following extrusion. The compression may facilitate subsequent loosening of the buffer layer from the optical fiber based at least in part upon stress relaxation of the buffer layer.