| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 385111000 | Particular fiber orientation | 16 |
| 20080205831 | Plug-In Fiber-Optic Connector for Use in a Fluid Medium - A plug-in fibre-optic connector ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090074366 | Optical fiber line arranging guide groove capable of sensing optical signals - An optical fiber line arranging guide groove capable of sensing optical signals is provided, which is used for solving a problem that optical fiber lines are disordered and hard to be arranged due to an excessive large number of optical fiber lines existed, and further used for detecting the status of optical signals in the optical fiber line. Through an optical detection circuit and a display element, the connection status of optical signals for the optical fiber line in the optical fiber line arranging guide groove is determined. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090190890 | Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and methods of making the same - A fiber optic cable and a method of making the same include at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket. In one embodiment, the cable includes a first dry insert and a second dry insert disposed within the cavity so that the at least one optical waveguide is disposed between the first dry insert and the second dry insert, thereby providing a dry cable core. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090279833 | Buffer Tube with Adhesively Coupled Optical Fibers and/or Water-Swellable Element - A buffer tube arrangement includes an adhesive material to adhesively bond a water-swellable element to a plurality of optical fibers and/or a buffer tube. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090304338 | All-Dielectric Self-Supporting Cable Having High Fiber Count - An all-dielectric self-supporting optical fiber cable utilizes a single layer reverse oscillated lay (ROL) design and includes a fiber count of more than 288 fibers. By arranging buffer tubes in a single layer, the ADSS cable effectively isolates the tensile and thermo strain of the cable in central and outer strength members, thus preventing strain from aerial installation from impairing or otherwise inversely impacting the performance of the optical fibers. Moreover, fibers are loosely housed in bundles to permit fiber movement and further prevent strain on the fibers. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100067856 | Optical Cable with Stranded Micromodules and Apparatus to Manufacture the Optical Cable - An optical cable comprises a plurality of elongate members wherein at least one of the elongate members include at least one optical fiber surrounded by buffer tube. The buffer tube is made of a soft material having a tension at break of less than 7.5 MPa. The elongate members are disposed around a central element. A binder is wrapped around the plurality of elongate members. An outer jacket surrounds the plurality of elongate members. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100278494 | Optical Cable and Arrangement for Producing an Optical Cable - An optical cable has optical transmission elements stranded about a central reinforcing member. The optical transmission elements are alternatively stranded in a first and second direction of rotation. A sheath surrounds the optical transmission elements, and markings are applied to the sheath to indicate switchback locations in the cable. The markings are applied to the sheath, which is separate from the optical transmission elements. Therefore, the markings need not be applied directly to the transmission elements, so the same control signal can be used to switch the direction of stranding and to apply the marking. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110116753 | Optical-Fiber Cable Having Optical Fibers Adhesively Coupled to Water-Swellable Element - An optical-fiber cable includes an adhesive material that adhesively couples a water-swellable element to a plurality of optical fibers. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110188820 | OPTICAL CABLE - A micromodule cable having optical transmission elements arranged in a helically wound manner around a longitudinal axis by at least 360° in a longitudinal direction where the lay length is 100 times of the diameter of the optical cable. The cable is stable across a wide temperature range. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110211794 | BEND-INSENSITIVE OPTICAL CABLE - A bend-insensitive optical cable for transmitting optical signals includes an optical cable having a length, extending from an input end adapted to receive the optical signals, to an output end and including at least one single-mode optical fiber having a cable cut-off wavelength, of 1290 nm to 1650 nm. The at least one optical fiber is helically twisted around a longitudinal axis with a twisting pitch, for a twisted length, extending along at least a portion of the length, of the optical cable, wherein the twisted length and the twisting pitch are selected such that the optical cable exhibits a measured cut-off wavelength equal to or lower than 1260 nm. Preferably, the at least one fiber has a mode-field diameter of 8.6 μm to 9.5 μm. According to a preferred embodiment, the optical cable includes two optical fibers twisted together along the longitudinal axis, each of the two optical fibers having a cable cut-off wavelength of 1290 nm to 1650 nm. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110217010 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic cable assembly includes an outer jacket defining a first passage and a second passage disposed adjacent to the first passage. The outer jacket includes a wall disposed between an outer surface of the outer jacket and the first passage. A plurality of optical fibers is disposed in the first passage. A reinforcing member is disposed in the second passage. An access member is disposed in the wall of the outer jacket. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110317968 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE FURCATION METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES - Fiber optic cable furcation methods and assemblies are disclosed, wherein the method includes removing an end portion of the cable outer jacket from the fiber optic cable to expose end portions of the micromodules contained within. The method also includes helically stranding the exposed micromodule end portions to form a stranded section having a stranded configuration that includes at least three turns and that substantially immobilizes the optical fibers within their respective micromodules. The method also includes arranging a maintaining member on at least a portion of the stranded section to maintain the stranded configuration. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120014652 | Adhesively Coupled Optical Fibers and Enclosing Tape - The present invention relates to optical-fiber cables having a tape enclosing one or more optical fibers. A plurality of discrete deposits of adhesive material are typically used to couple the optical fibers to the enclosing tape. A buffer tube may enclose the optical fibers and the tape. The buffer tube typically has a buffer-tube adhesive filling coefficient of between about 0.001 and 0.05. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120057833 | Optical-Fiber Module Having Improved Accessibility - The present invention relates to optical-fiber modules having improved accessibility. In a typical embodiment, the optical-fiber module includes one or more optical fibers surrounded by an intermediate layer. The intermediate layer typically includes a polymeric medium with a liquid lubricant dispersed therein. A buffer tube encloses the optical fibers and the intermediate layer. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20130202262 | STRENGTH MEMBER SYSTEM FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A fiber optic cable includes a strength member, a layer of polyethylene contacting the exterior of the strength member, and a yarn wound around the strength member. The yarn is between the strength member and the layer of polyethylene. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20150301296 | DROP CABLE - A drop cable includes a jacket, first and second support members, and at least one optical fiber. The jacket has a oval-shaped cavity defined therein, where the minor dimension of the cavity is as small as about 0.25 mm and wherein the major dimension of the cavity is in a range of 0.25 mm to 10 mm. The first and second support members are arranged on opposing sides of the cavity and run generally longitudinally. The optical fiber is within the cavity and has a length greater than a length of the drop cable. Further, the optical fiber is in a substantially serpentine configuration in the cavity, where the serpentine configuration is substantially along a plane defined by a major axis of the oval-shape of the cavity. | 10-22-2015 |
