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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
James A. Register, Iii, Hickory, NC (US);
Jennifer K. Lanier, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Donald K. Hall, Mooresville, NC (US);
Daniel J. Rutterman, Connelly Springs, NC (US);
James A. Register, III, Hickory, NC (US);
Jennifer K. Lanier, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Donald K. Hall, Mooresville, NC (US);
Daniel J. Rutterman, Connelly Springs, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A buffered fiber optic ribbon including at least one fiber optic ribbon, at least one cushioning material, and at least one buffer layer. In one embodiment, the buffer layer has a generally flat portion that contacts a portion of the fiber optic ribbon. In another embodiment, the cushioning material is disposed in at least two regions that are separated by a portion of the buffer layer. In other embodiments, the buffer layer generally inhibits the fiber optic ribbon from twisting within the buffer layer.