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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2021
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Victorian Rail Track, Docklands, AU;
Ajay Raghavan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Kiesel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hong Yu, Fremont, CA (US);
Kyle Arakaki, Mountain View, CA (US);
Qiushu Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Jin Yan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Colin Campbell, Melbourne, AU;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
One or more spacers for installing an optical cable are disposed in a trench that extends along an axis. The optical cable includes one or more optical sensors. Each spacer includes a base configured to rest in a bottom of the trench. A first arm extends from the base. The first arm is adjacent to a first wall of the trench. An opposing second arm extends from the base. The second arm is adjacent to an opposing second wall of the trench. The optical cable is configured to extend along the axis.