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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
David J. Walker, Runcorn, GB;
Kevin V. Bate, Warrington, GB;
Assignee:
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/4413 (2013.01); G02B 6/4429 (2013.01); G02B 6/4434 (2013.01); G02B 6/44384 (2023.05);
Abstract
A cable includes a cable core including a central strength member. A plurality of buffer tubes, with each buffer tube including a plurality of optical fibers therein, and a plurality of filler rods are stranded about the central strength member. A characterizing feature is that a diameter of each of the plurality of filler rods is larger than a diameter of each of the plurality of buffer tubes. A jacket surrounds the cable core.