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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Applicants:
William C. Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Martyn N. Easton, Lenoir, NC (US);
Michael Sauer, Corning, NY (US);
David A. Seddon, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
William C. Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Martyn N. Easton, Lenoir, NC (US);
Michael Sauer, Corning, NY (US);
David A. Seddon, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical system that allows for the flexible location of an optical device that is coupled to a patch panel in a wiring closet or other optical signal source through a series of fiber optic cables and optical connections, or the flexible location of an array of such optical devices. Array cables have optical and electrical conductors to provide electrical power as well as optical data in optical systems.