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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:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert F. Gleason, Freehold, NJ (US);
Craig E. Murphy, Dover, NH (US);
Seymour Shapiro, Brooklyn, NY (US);
William F. Wright, York, ME (US);
Chung-Shin Ma, Morganville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
TyCom (US) Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber cable is provided for undersea applications that include a hollow buffers tube with at least one optical fiber disposed therein. The buffer tube is formed from a plastic material. A water-blockable gel is located in the buffer tube and a series of strength members are configured in a close-packed arrangement around the buffer tube. A metal conductor surrounds the series of strength members and a plastic jacket encapsulating the metal conductor.