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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Curtis J. Hutton, Hickory, NC (US);
Patrick Bourghelle, Hickory, NC (US);
Houching Michael Yang, Conover, NC (US);
Robert W. Greer, IV, Conover, NC (US);
Mark Abee, Newton, NC (US);
Kevin Paschal, Claremont, NC (US);
Justin Thompson, Huntersville, NC (US);
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A color-coded optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of substantially parallel, adjacent, longitudinally extending optical fibers disposed, at least at a given cross section of the optical fiber ribbon, in substantially the same plane. A resin matrix material covers the optical fibers, which have at least one coating formed thereon. A color-coding identification scheme for the optical fiber ribbon is formed by coloring the optical fiber ribbon with at least two colors. A ribbon die for producing the color-coded optical fiber ribbon includes at least one coating chamber having at least one primary coating orifice for supplying a primary coating material to be applied to the optical fibers; and at least one flow guide channel for supplying a colored material in addition to the primary coating material in order to coat predetermined areas of the fiber optic ribbon so as to form the color-coding identification scheme.