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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Anne Germaine Bringuier, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Rodney Maurice Burns, Conover, NC (US);
Keith Aaron Greer, Morganton, NC (US);
Warren Welborn McAlpine, Hickory, NC (US);
Joel Laine Parker, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4494 (2013.01); G02B 6/4433 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.