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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
William C. Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Martyn N. Easton, Lenoir, NC (US);
William C. Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Martyn N. Easton, Lenoir, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A unitized fiber optic cableincludes a plurality of unit cables, each of which also includes a plurality of tight buffered optical fibers. The unit cablesaid in segregating and identifying individual tight buffered optical fibers. Strength members, such as aramid fiberscan be located between the unit cablesand the outer cable jacket, instead of being located within the unit cables. Relatively thin unit jacketscan be made of a material that will not stick to the tight buffer or tight buffer layerson the optical fibers, so aramid fibersneed not be located between the unit jacketand the tight buffered optical fibers. The unit jacketcan be a highly filled polymer that can be the same polymer used in the tight buffer or tight buffer layer. The unit jacketneed not be a load bearing member.