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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel J. Rutterman, Hickory, NC (US);
William C. Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Siecor Operations, LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 ;
Abstract
Fiber optic and composite zip cord cables (,) having at least one respective buffer unit (,) therein. Each zip cord (,) includes at least two cords (,) having respective jackets (,) attached by a frangible web (,). At least one cord includes a buffer unit (,) generally surrounded by a layer of filaments, the buffer unit comprising at least two optical fibers (,) in a buffer layer (,). The buffer units (,) can be stranded about a central member (,) and enclosed in a jacket (,).