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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Prysmian S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Ehsan Fallahmohammadi, Columbia, SC (US);
Clint Nicholaus Anderson, West Columbia, SC (US);
Brian G. Risch, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Andrea Terry, Charlotte, NC (US);
John R. Sach, Chapin, SC (US);
Jeffrey Scott Barker, Statesville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Prysmian S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); C03C 25/1065 (2018.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4404 (2013.01); C03C 25/1065 (2013.01); G02B 6/02033 (2013.01); G02B 6/441 (2013.01); G02B 6/448 (2013.01); G02B 6/4429 (2013.01); G02B 6/4488 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical-fiber ribbon having excellent flexibility, strength, and robustness includes optical fibers having a sacrificial, outer release layer that facilitates separation of an optical fiber from the optical-fiber ribbon without damaging the optical fiber's glass core, glass cladding, primary coating, secondary coating, and ink layer, if present.