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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:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2004
Alan T. Parsons, Newton, NC (US);
Jody L. Greenwood, Hickory, NC (US);
Kenneth D. Temple, Jr., Newton, NC (US);
Jason C. Lail, Kakegawa, JP;
Alan T. Parsons, Newton, NC (US);
Jody L. Greenwood, Hickory, NC (US);
Kenneth D. Temple, Jr., Newton, NC (US);
Jason C. Lail, Kakegawa, JP;
Corning Cable Systems, LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a first layer and a second layer attached together with an adhesive. The dry insert also includes a plurality of particles having an average particle size of about 600 microns or less for inhibiting microbending. The first layer may be a polyurethane foam having an average cell size of about 1000 microns or less and the second layer is a water-swellable layer. The dry insert is disposed within the tube and generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide and the tube assembly can be a portion of a fiber optic cable.
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