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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Arnaud Le Dissez, Milan, IT;
Enrico Consonni, Milan, IT;
Marco Ruzzier, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PRYSMIAN S.P.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/441 (2013.01); G02B 6/4403 (2013.01); G02B 6/4433 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microbundle optical cable such as, a riser cable, includes an outer jacket and a plurality of microbundles housed in the outer jacket. At least one of the microbundles includes an optical fiber ribbon enclosed in a microbundle coating. The at least one microbundle includes a longitudinal axis and a cross-section taken on a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-section may include a first dimension and a second dimension. The first dimension is higher than the second dimension. Therefore, the cross-section shape is an elongated cross shape.