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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:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfredo Cedrone, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385139 ; 385107 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber cable having a loop of strong braided sheath anchored within it to provide terminal strength and a protective tube surrounding the optical fibers of the cable as they exit the cable through a gap in the sheath for termination. The protective tube allows retention of signal quality of optical fibers by preventing damage to coating layers on the fibers passing through the braided sheath which may be under high tension.