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Patent US20100135625 - Reduced-Diameter Ribbon Cables with High-Performance Optical Fiber - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsDisclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses. The coating system features (i) a softer primary coating...http://www.google.com/patents/US20100135625?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20100135625 - Reduced-Diameter Ribbon Cables with High-Performance Optical FiberAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20100135625 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 12/615,698Publication dateJun 3, 2010Filing dateNov 10, 2009Priority dateNov 9, 2007Also published asUS8041168Publication number12615698, 615698, US 2010/0135625 A1, US 2010/135625 A1, US 20100135625 A1, US 20100135625A1, US 2010135625 A1, US 2010135625A1, US-A1-20100135625, US-A1-2010135625, US2010/0135625A1, US2010/135625A1, US20100135625 A1, US20100135625A1, US2010135625 A1, US2010135625A1InventorsBob J. OvertonOriginal AssigneeDraka Comteq, B.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (14), Classifications (14), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetReduced-Diameter Ribbon Cables with High-Performance Optical FiberUS 20100135625 A1Abstract Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.
This application further incorporates entirely by reference the following commonly assigned patents, patent application publications, and patent applications: U.S. Pat. No. 5,574,816 for Polypropylene-Polyethylene Copolymer Buffer Tubes for Optical Fiber Cables and Method for Making the Same; U.S. Pat. No. 5,717,805 for Stress Concentrations in an Optical Fiber Ribbon to Facilitate Separation of Ribbon Matrix Material; U.S. Pat. No. 5,761,362 for Polypropylene-Polyethylene Copolymer Buffer Tubes for Optical Fiber Cables and Method for Making the Same; U.S. Pat. No. 5,911,023 for Polyolefin Materials Suitable for Optical Fiber Cable Components; U.S. Pat. No. 5,982,968 for Stress Concentrations in an Optical Fiber Ribbon to Facilitate Separation of Ribbon Matrix Material; U.S. Pat. No. 6,035,087 for an Optical Unit for Fiber Optic Cables; U.S. Pat. No. 6,066,397 for Polypropylene Filler Rods for Optical Fiber Communications Cables; U.S. Pat. No. 6,175,677 for an Optical Fiber Multi-Ribbon and Method for Making the Same; U.S. Pat. No. 6,085,009 for Water Blocking Gels Compatible with Polyolefin Optical Fiber Cable Buffer Tubes and Cables Made Therewith; U.S. Pat. No. 6,215,931 for Flexible Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers for Buffering Transmission Elements in a Telecommunications Cable; U.S. Pat. No. 6,134,363 for a Method for Accessing Optical Fibers in the Midspan Region of an Optical Fiber Cable; U.S. Pat. No. 6,381,390 for a Color-Coded Optical Fiber Ribbon and Die for Making the Same; U.S. Pat. No. 6,181,857 for a Method for Accessing Optical Fibers Contained in a Sheath; U.S. Pat. No. 6,314,224 for a Thick-Walled Cable Jacket with Non-Circular Cavity Cross Section; U.S. Pat. No. 6,334,016 for an Optical Fiber Ribbon Matrix Material Having Optimal Handling Characteristics; U.S. Pat. No. 6,321,012 for an Optical Fiber Having Water Swellable Material for Identifying Grouping of Fiber Groups; U.S. Pat. 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No. 12/615,106 for ADSS Cables with High-Performance Optical Fiber, filed on Nov. 9, 2009, (Overton); U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/______ for a Reduced-Diameter, Easy-Access Loose Tube Cable, filed on Nov. 10, 2009, (Overton); U.S. Patent Application No. 61/112,845 for Single-Fiber Drop Cables for MDU Deployments, filed Nov. 10, 2008, (Overton); U.S. Patent Application No. 61/112,863 for Bend-Insensitive-Fiber Loose Tube Cables, filed Nov. 10, 2008, (Overton); U.S. Patent Application No. 61/112,912 for a Reduced-Size Flat Drop Cable with Bend-Insensitive Fiber, filed Nov. 10, 2008, (Overton); U.S. Patent Application No. 61/112,926 for ADSS Cables with Bend-Insensitive Fiber, filed Nov. 10, 2008, (Overton); U.S. Patent Application No. 61/112,965 for Reduced-Diameter Ribbon Cables with High-Performance Optical Fiber, filed Nov. 10, 2008, (Overton); U.S. Patent Application No. 61/113,067 for a Reduced-Diameter, Easy-Access Loose Tube Cable, filed Nov. 10, 2008, (Overton).
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