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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:
Nov. 04, 1980
Filed:
May. 12, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guenter Zeidler, Unterpfaffenhofen, DE;
Ulrich Oestreich, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin & Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9623 ; 350 9630 ;
Abstract
A communication cable having at least one light waveguide of a glass fiber provided with a close fitting casing characterized by the casing being prestressed in tension to exert a uniform constant longitudinal compression upon the glass fiber. The casing material, which may be a thermoplastic material selected from a group consisting of polyester, fluoropolymers, polyamides and polymethacrylates, can also be impregnated with filaments which are also placed in tension to apply a compressive force on the glass fiber.