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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2019
Ofs Fitel, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Kelvin B Bradley, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
OFS FITEL, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a connectorized optical fiber cable. The connectorized optical fiber cable includes at least one multi-fiber unit tube and at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon comprising a plurality of optical fibers positioned within the multi-fiber unit tube. The plurality of optical fibers are rollable in such a way that a first portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon inside of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially circular shape and a second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon extending from an end of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially flat shape. The connectorized optical fiber cable also includes a jacket surrounding the multi-fiber unit tube and a multi-fiber ferrule connected to an end of the second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon.