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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Terry Lee Ellis, Hickory, NC (US);
Martin Cervantes Martinez, Maiden, NC (US);
Ellen Anderson Stupka, Statesville, NC (US);
Assignee:
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4431 (2023.05); G02B 6/44384 (2023.05); G02B 6/566 (2023.05);
Abstract
An optical fiber carrying structure that includes a jacket and a rip cord is provided. Optical fiber cables are used to transmit data over distance. Generally, large distribution cables that carry a multitude of optical fibers from a hub are sub-divided at network nodes into subunits. To remove a jacket of a subunit, the subunit may be provided with an access feature such as a rip cord. Described herein is a rip cord for use with optical fiber carrying structures.