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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Brian Herbst, Easley, SC (US);
Patrick E. Dobbins, Greer, SC (US);
Joseph Cignarale, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4469 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/4434 (2013.01); G02B 6/4433 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable including an inner guard layer surrounding a core containing at least one optical fiber; and an outer guard layer surrounding the inner guard layer; wherein the inner guard layer includes at least one metal tube with at least one optical fiber inside the tube; and wherein the outer guard layer includes at least one metal tube with at least one optical fiber inside the tube.