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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Bradley Jerome Blazer, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Rodney Maurice Burns, Conover, NC (US);
Julian Latelle Greenwood, III, Hickory, NC (US);
Keith Aaron Greer, Morganton, NC (US);
Warren Welborn McAlpine, Hickory, NC (US);
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A sub-assembly of a fiber optic cable, the sub-assembly includes a central strength member, core elements wound about the central strength member in a stranded configuration, wherein the core elements comprise buffer tubes, filler rods, secondary strength members, and/or conductive wires, and a binder film overlaying the stranded core elements, the binder film comprising a polymeric material having a Young's modulus of 3 gigapascals or less such that the binder film constrains the core elements.