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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Justin Quinn, Newton, NC (US);
Patrick King Strong, Connelly Springs, NC (US);
Inventors:
Justin Quinn, Newton, NC (US);
Patrick King Strong, Connelly Springs, NC (US);
Assignee:
Draka Comteq BV, Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A buffer tube having therein a ribbon stack formed of optical fiber ribbons, and at least one filler ribbon provided on at least a top or bottom surface of the ribbon stack. The filler ribbon is provided to increase coupling between the ribbon stack and the buffer tube and to reduce fiber attenuation.