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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1998
Richard T Robinson, Hickory, NC (US);
James J Puzan, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining and controlling the excess length of a communications element disposed in a conduit is disclosed. The method includes the steps of measuring the length of a communications element being disposed within the conduit, placing a mark on the conduit each time a pre-determined length of the communications element is disposed within the conduit, and measuring the distance between the marks on the conduit. The excess length is determined by comparing the distance between the initial mark and the subsequent mark on the conduit to the measured length of the communications element disposed within the conduit. To control the excess length ratio, the conduit may be stretched, or process parameters related to formation of the conduit may be changed.