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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Wayne M. Kachmar, North Bennington, VT (US);
Kenneth Christopher Nardone, North Bennington, VT (US);
Ronald J. Kleckowski, Manchester Center, VT (US);
Wayne M. Kachmar, North Bennington, VT (US);
Kenneth Christopher Nardone, North Bennington, VT (US);
Ronald J. Kleckowski, Manchester Center, VT (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, a strength layer surrounding the optical fiber, and a jacket assembly surrounding the strength layer. The jacket assembly includes a foam. A method for manufacturing a fiber optic cable includes mixing a base material, a chemical foaming agent and a shrinkage reduction material into a mixture in an extruder. The mixture is heated so that the base material and the chemical foaming agent form a foam with shrinkage reduction material embedded into the foam. An optical fiber and strength layer are fed into a crosshead. The mixture is extruded around the optical fiber and the strength layer to form a jacket assembly.