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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Bob J. Overton, Lenoir, NC (US);
Greg Dechristopher, Hickory, NC (US);
Wayne Cheatle, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Bob J. Overton, Lenoir, NC (US);
Greg DeChristopher, Hickory, NC (US);
Wayne Cheatle, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Draka Comteq B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a buffer tube arrangement, discrete domains of adhesive material provide adhesive coupling of a water-swellable element and an optical fiber bundle that includes a plurality of optical fibers.