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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:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gery Marlier, Calais, FR;
Didier Fasquel, Calais, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel Submarcom, Clichy, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21912164 ; 2940201 ;
Abstract
A method of repairing a closure defect in a metal tube containing at least one transmission optical fiber entails bending and tensioning a portion of the tube including the defect and laser welding point by point along the defect within the bent portion with the minimun heat input at each point.