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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Applicant:
Brian Herbst, Easley, SC (US);
Inventor:
Brian Herbst, Easley, SC (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A breathable downhole fiber optic cable is provided having an outer protective tube; a fiber optic tube having a plurality of optical fibers contained therein; at least one annulus disposed between the outer protective tube and the fiber optic tube; and at least one path, extending through the length of the fiber optic cable, which provides a channel for a purge gas to flow for removing a second gas, such as hydrogen, from the fiber optic cable.