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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:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Derwin A Nelson, Hickory, NC (US);
William M Watts, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Siecor Corporation, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385112 ; 385109 ; 385113 ; 385114 ;
Abstract
An optical cable or optical cable element and a method of manufacturing the same. The cable or cable element includes a tubular jacket containing a single optical fiber and a layer of loose tensile strength fibers applied without an intended lay surrounding the optical fiber. The tension applied to the tensile strength fibers during manufacturing does not exceed the tension applied during manufacturing to the optical fiber.