| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 385106000 | Plural unit type (plural complete cables within a single outside sheath) | 6 |
| 20080240661 | Optical cable for connection to a general distribution network, and a method of connecting said cable - The present invention relates to an optical cable comprising: one or more main optical fiber modules each comprising optical fibers and an outer sheath, the optical fibers of each main module being surrounded by said outer sheath; and a protective covering surrounding said main optical fiber module(s); the optical cable also including an internal optical cable inside said protective covering, said internal optical cable comprising at least one internal module of optical fibers, and wherein at least one internal optical fiber module of the optical fiber cable is connected to at least one of the main optical fiber modules of the optical cable. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080240662 | Optical cable for connection to a general distribution network, and a method of connecting said cable - The present invention relates to an optical cable comprising: one or more main optical fiber modules, each comprising optical fibers and an outer sheath, the optical fibers of each main module being surrounded by said outer sheath; and a protective covering surrounding said main optical fiber module(s); wherein: n main optical fiber modules, where n is an integer such that 1≦n≦3, are disposed inside a tube that is specific thereto, said n main modules being free inside said tube; and said cable further comprises a carrier element inside said protective covering; each of said tubes being held stationary between said carrier element and said protective covering. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20120093468 | EXPANDED FOUR FIBER UNIT CABLE FOR INCREASED FIBER COUNT CABLES HAVING INCREASED FLEXIBILITY AND FIBER STRENGTH UTILIZATION - A fiber optic cable includes a plurality of optical fiber subunits, each of the subunits including four fiber optic elements and an enclosing jacket. A plurality of optical fiber subunit assemblies are also included, each of which includes a plurality of the optical fiber subunits and an enclosing micro-sheath. The subunits are stranded around one another. A sheath encloses the plurality of optical fiber subunit assemblies. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120106906 | STRANDED OPTICAL CABLE WITH CONNECTORS - The stranded optical cable | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120155814 | Rugged Fiber Optic Cable - There is provided an optical fiber cable having a plurality of optical fiber members. Each optical fiber member includes an optical fiber and a protective coating surrounding the optical fiber. A polymer coating surrounds the plurality of optical fiber members and a portion of the polymer coating is located between at least some of the optical fiber members. The optical fiber members and the polymer coating form an optical fiber unit. A tight buffer surrounds the optical fiber unit. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20150010283 | MULTI- FIBER, FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES PROVIDING CONSTRAINED OPTICAL FIBERS WITHIN AN OPTICAL FIBER SUB-UNIT, AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS, CABLES, AND METHODS - Multi-fiber, fiber optic cable assemblies and related fiber optic components, cables, and methods providing constrained optical fibers within an optical fiber sub-unit are disclosed. The optical fiber sub-unit(s) comprises optical fibers disposed adjacent a sub-unit strength member(s) within a sub-unit jacket. Movement of optical fibers within a sub-unit jacket can be constrained. In this manner, the optical fibers in an optical fiber sub-unit can be held together within the optical fiber sub-unit as a unit. As a non-limiting example, the optical fiber sub-unit(s) may be exposed and constrained in a furcation assembly as opposed to the optical fibers, thereby reducing complexity in fiber optic cable assembly preparations. Constraining the optical fibers may also allow optical skew, reduction of entanglement between the optical fibers and the cable strength members to reduce or avoid optical attenuation, and/or allow the optical fibers to act as anti-buckling components within the fiber optic cable. | 01-08-2015 |
