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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:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Benzel, Calais, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385114 ; 385100 ; 385115 ;
Abstract
The optical transmission cable comprises a sheath in which optical fiber ribbons are inserted, the optical fiber ribbons being disposed parallel on one another to form a stack of ribbons. Each ribbon is folded in two along a longitudinal midline. The stack of ribbons folded in two has an essentially V-shaped cross-section that is suitable for deforming elastically by varying the angle between the limbs of the V-shape, thereby enabling the cable to withstand being squashed without damaging the optical fibers.