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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Klaus Nothofer, Erkrath, DE;
Dick Huijsman, Wagenborgen, NL;
Arnoldus Gertrudis Wilhelmus Marie Berkers, Appingedam, NL;
Inventors:
Klaus Nothofer, Erkrath, DE;
Dick Huijsman, Wagenborgen, NL;
Arnoldus Gertrudis Wilhelmus Marie Berkers, Appingedam, NL;
Assignee:
Draka Comteq B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a dry, semi-tight optical fiber unit that includes one or more optical fibers positioned within a buffer tube. A protective coating is provided upon the surface of the optical fibers, and an anti-adhesive coating is substantially bonded to the protective coating. One or more of these optical fiber units may be included in an optical cable. Also disclosed is a method for efficiently producing such an optical fiber unit.