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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
Ofs Fitel, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Harry D Garner, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jonathan M Jobe, Decatur, GA (US);
Kariofilis Konstadinidis, Decatur, GA (US);
OFS Fitel, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
The specification describes an optical fiber color coding scheme that uses two colors, where each of the two colors constitutes one half of the surface of the optical fiber coating. If a longitudinal portion of the coating is considered a hollow cylinder, then each of the two colors is a hollow hemi-cylinder. To ensure that each of the two colors is always plainly visible to an installer, the two colors are formed with a twist. Using two colors for coding substantially increases the number of available unique color codes. Coloring the entire coating reduces the chances of error in identifying the optical fibers.