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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2021
Sterlite Technologies Limited, Gurgaon, IN;
Sharun Kuhar, Gurgaon, IN;
Vikash Shukla, Gurgaon, IN;
Swapnil Sharma, Gurgaon, IN;
Kishore Sahoo, Gurgaon, IN;
Sterlite Technologies Limited, Harayana, IN;
Abstract
A ribbed and grooved fiber cable () includes a core with a plurality of optical fibers, a sheath () enveloping the core and one or more strength members () embedded in the sheath (). The strength members () are coated with a water blocking coating material having at least one of an ultraviolet (UV) curable water swellable resin composition and a layer of ethylene acrylic acid (EAA). Particularly, the water blocking coating material applied over the strength members () has a thickness of 50±10 microns. The sheath () of the cable () has at least one of a plurality of ribs () and grooves () on an external surface of the sheath (), and a plurality of ribs () and grooves () on an internal surface of the sheath (). The plurality of ribs () have variable height.