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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:

Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);

Inventors:

Justin Quinn, Boiling Springs, SC (US);

Craig Stratton, Spartanburg, SC (US);

Assignee:

AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4432 (2013.01); G02B 6/441 (2013.01); G02B 6/4413 (2013.01); G02B 6/4434 (2013.01); G02B 6/4457 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tactical deployable cable is provided. The cable includes a fiber optic unit. The fiber optic unit includes a plurality of optical fibers, each of the plurality of optical fibers having a maximum nominal outer diameter of less than or equal to about 250 microns. The fiber optic unit further includes a UV cured resin layer surrounding and encapsulating the plurality of optical fibers. The fiber optic unit further includes a thermoplastic elastomer buffer layer surrounding the UV cured resin layer. The cable may include a thermoplastic jacket surrounding the fiber optic unit, and a plurality of strength members disposed between the jacket and the fiber optic unit.


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