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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hamid Hemmati, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Hamidreza Bolandhemmat, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E02F 5/04 (2006.01); H02G 9/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/50 (2006.01); E02F 3/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/54 (2006.01); E02F 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/04 (2013.01); E02F 3/06 (2013.01); E02F 5/145 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/504 (2013.01); G02B 6/54 (2013.01); H02G 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed systems for laying underground fiber optic cable may include a drive body, at least one rotational motor, a forward auger element rotatably coupled to the drive body and positioned to be rotated by the at least one rotational motor in a first rotational direction, and a rear auger element rotatably coupled to the drive body and positioned to be rotated by the at least one rotational motor in a second, opposite rotational direction. Various other systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.