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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:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2001
Jason C. Lail, Conover, NC (US);
Jody L. Greenwood, Hickory, NC (US);
Patrick K. Strong, Connelly Springs, NC (US);
Roger K. Peterson, Conover, NC (US);
Bradley J. Blazer, Granite Falls, NC (US);
William E. Caldwell, Hickory, NC (US);
Richard S. Wagman, Hickory, NC (US);
Douglas S. Hedrick, Connelly Springs, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable including a cable core having at least one optical fiber and a ripcord. In one embodiment, the ripcord is a conductive material operative, upon application of a sufficient pulling force, to rip at least one cable component for facilitating access to said at least one optical fiber. In other embodiments, the ripcord is formed from a semi-conductive material, the ripcord is removably attached to at least one cable component, and/or the ripcord has an excess length.