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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2010
Applicant:
David Keller, Cary, NC (US);
Inventor:
David Keller, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Nexans, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/4484 (2013.01); G02B 6/441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable has at least one fiber and at least one buffer tube surrounding the fiber, with the fiber being loosely held within the buffer tube. A jacket surrounds the tube where the at least one buffer tube is constructed from an extruded transparent polymer, allowing the arrangement of the fiber within the buffer tube to be visible along the entire length of the tube.