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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Cary Alan Kipke, Austin, TX (US);
Donald Kent Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/4463 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal transmission cable is described that comprises at least one signal conductor centrally disposed in the cable and a plurality of concentric layers disposed around the at least one signal conductor, wherein the plurality of concentric layers comprises at least one non-porous layer and a porous exterior layer surrounding the at least one non-porous layer. The signal transmission cable is characterized as having a characteristic diameter that can be reduced upon application of an external force.