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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2010
James Leonard Ryan, Denver, NC (US);
Denise Matthews, Newton, NC (US);
Brian G. Risch, Hickory, NC (US);
Frank Edwards Davidson, Granite Falls, NC (US);
James Leonard Ryan, Denver, NC (US);
Denise Matthews, Newton, NC (US);
Brian G. Risch, Hickory, NC (US);
Frank Edwards Davidson, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Draka Comteq, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Disclosed is a novel central-tube cable with high-conductivity conductors. The novel central-tube cable according to the present invention yields a fiber optic cable with a smaller diameter than found in stranded-tube-cable designs. The central-tube cable features (i) a buffer tube containing optical conductors, (ii) radial strength members, and (iii) high-conductivity conductors coated with a dielectric material, such as polypropylene. The dielectric coating helps to prevent the high-conductivity conductors from shorting.