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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
James Arthur Register, III, Hickory, NC (US);
Reginald Roberts, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Randall Dwaine Tuttle, Conover, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4429 (2013.01); G02B 6/4433 (2013.01); G02B 6/44 (2013.01); G02B 6/4401 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable includes a channel with an aspect ratio that houses optical fibers therein. The cable includes first and second stranded conductors on opposing sides of the channel. The channel is arranged with respect to the stranded conductors so that the fibers assume low strain positions in the channel when the cable is bent.