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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventor:
Ashok K. Mehan, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4401 (2013.01); G02B 6/4402 (2013.01); G02B 6/4486 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber with a resilient jacket is disclosed. The optical fiber includes a cushion layer overlying the optical fiber in which the cushion layer is formed from a plurality of cushion members. The cushion members can be tubes that are hollow or that are partially or completely filled with a soft thermoplastic material. A polymeric sleeve overlies the cushion layer.