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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshie Sajima, Yotsukaido, JP;
Takashi Matsuzawa, Sakura, JP;
Mizuki Isaji, Chiba, JP;
Ken Osato, Sakura, JP;
Naoki Okada, Yotsukaido, JP;
Hisaaki Nakane, Tsukuba, JP;
Yusuke Yamada, Tsukuba, JP;
Daisuke Kakuta, Tsukuba, JP;
Shinya Hamaguchi, Tsukuba, JP;
Yukihiko Shibata, Tsukuba, JP;
FUJIKURA LTD., Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fiber cores arranged in parallel spaced from each other; and a tape forming member having a coating portion covering an outer circumference of the optical fiber cores, and a coupling portion, integrally formed with the coating portion, intermittently coupling adjacent optical fiber cores, wherein the coating portion has an opening portion to expose a part of surfaces of the optical fiber cores, and at least a part of the coating portion is continuous in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber cores.