Patent ID: 9557511
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29D,B29L,G02B

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a fiber optic cable, comprising steps of: extruding an element of the fiber optic cable; motivating a first powder to impact a molten surface of the element such that particles of the first powder are partially embedded in the surface but include portions thereof that are not completely embedded and protrude beyond the surface; extruding a cable jacket of the fiber optic cable around the element; motivating a second powder to impact another surface of the fiber optic cable while the another surface is molten such that particles of the second powder are partially embedded in the another surface but include portions thereof that are not completely embedded and protrude beyond the another surface; wherein the first and second powders are completely dry powders, wherein the first and second powders both comprise particles of super-absorbent polymer, wherein the particles of super-absorbent polymer of the first powder are at least twice as large, on average volume, as the particles of super-absorbent polymer of the second powder or vice versa.