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Patent No.:

US 9417421 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2011

Optical fiber assemblies, and methods and apparatus for the manufacture thereof

Applicants:

Rodney M. Burns, Conover, NC (US);

Andrey V. Filippov, Painted Post, NY (US);

Riley S. Freeland, Newton, NC (US);

Daniel W. Hawtof, Corning, NY (US);

Warren W. Mcalpine, Hickory, NC (US);

Catharina L. Tedder, Catawba, NC (US);

Inventors:

Rodney M. Burns, Conover, NC (US);

Andrey V. Filippov, Painted Post, NY (US);

Riley S. Freeland, Newton, NC (US);

Daniel W. Hawtof, Corning, NY (US);

Warren W. McAlpine, Hickory, NC (US);

Catharina L. Tedder, Catawba, NC (US);

Assignee:

CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC, Hickory, NC (US);

Attorney:

William D. Doyle

Primary Examiner:

Michael Wieczorek

Assistant Examiner:

Michael G Miller

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/02 (2006.01); B29C 47/28 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4494 (2013.01); B29C 47/0014 (2013.01); B29C 47/0023 (2013.01); B29C 47/027 (2013.01); B29C 47/28 (2013.01); B29D 11/00663 (2013.01); G02B 6/4486 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods for manufacturing cables and cables assemblies include providing particulate matter within a tube extruded about optical fiber. The particles may be accelerated so that as they strike the tube they mechanically attach to the tube.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Burns, Rodney. (2016). Optical fiber assemblies, and methods and apparatus for the manufacture thereof (U.S. Patent No. 9417421). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9417421

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