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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:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
John David Smith, Cedar Creek, TX (US);
Assignee:
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385102 ; 385103 ; 385113 ;
Abstract
An improved cable assembly is provided having a signal transmission core. A first jacket is disposed about the signal transmission core. A first strength member array is disposed about the first jacket. The strength member array is defined by at least two synthetic fibrous strength members which are each comprised of a plurality of filaments. Each strength member is disposed within an individual friction reducing layer. A second jacket is disposed about the strength member array.