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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
James Arthur Register, III, Hickory, NC (US);
Reginald Roberts, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Assignee:
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H01B 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4432 (2013.01); G02B 6/4416 (2013.01); H01B 11/22 (2013.01); G02B 6/4407 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of controlling the position of an optical fiber having a minimum bend radius within an optical fiber channel in a fiber optic cable having a small footprint are disclosed. The position of the optical fibers is controlled so that the fiber is not bent at a radius below its minimum bend radius.