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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Brian Herbst, Easley, SC (US);
Inventor:
Brian Herbst, Easley, SC (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications, LLC, Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes a miniature bend at one end, connecting a pair of optical fibers forming an originating light path with a return light path. The use of the miniature bend to connect to the originating and return light paths results in an end portion of the cable having a sufficiently small diameter to permit the cable to be blown into otherwise inaccessible locations, for example, the control line of an oil well.