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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael Emmerich, Berlin, DE;
Warren Welborn McAlpine, Hickory, NC (US);
Guenter Wuensch, Neustadt, DE;
Assignee:
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4429 (2013.01); G02B 6/441 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/4413 (2013.01); G02B 6/4432 (2013.01); G02B 6/4433 (2013.01); G02B 6/4434 (2013.01); G02B 6/4495 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical communication cable is provided having a cable body with an inner surface defining a passage within the cable body and a plurality of core elements within the passage. A film surrounds the plurality of core elements, wherein the film directs a radial force inward onto the plurality of core elements to restrain and hold the plurality of core elements in place.