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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2002
Applicant:
David R. Porter, Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventor:
David R. Porter, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15L 1/16 (2006.01); B65H 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Fiber-optic cable is dispensed underwater into a trench from a vehicle moving along the bed of the body of water. The cable is wound on a stationary spool and dispensed over the end of the spool by a rotary arm driven by a motor controlled to maintain a desired tension in the cable. The cable has a fiber optic core, metal wires wound around the core, and a tensioned laminate of copper tape adhered to plastic tape wound around the wires.