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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7923632 | Communication cable comprising electrically discontinuous shield having nonmetallic appearance A tape can comprise a dielectric film that has a pattern of electrically conductive areas adhering thereto. The conductive areas can be electrically isolated from one another. The tape can utilize means to obscure the metallic finish and can contain indicators to de... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7750243 | Water blocked communication cable comprising filling compound and method of fabrication A water blocked communication cable has an outer jacket defining an interior space, a plurality of conductors, such as a plurality of twisted conductor pairs, disposed within the interior space, and a thixotropic, cold pumpable filling compound disposed within the i... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7590322 | Fiber optic cable with enhanced saltwater performance A fiber optic cable can inhibit water, that may inadvertently enter the cable, from damaging the cable's optical fibers. The fiber optic cable can comprise a buffer tube defining an interior volume extending along the fiber optic cable. Optical fibers can be dispose... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7577329 | Data communication cable comprising filling matrix and method of fabrication A data communication cable can comprise multiple pairs of twisted conductors. A jacket that extends along the outside surface of the cable can define a longitudinal core, internal to the cable. The conductor pairs can be disposed in the core of the cable along with ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7532794 | Method and apparatus for locating subterranean optical fiber A fiber optic cable can comprise a tape that extends along the cable and that facilitates locating the cable when the cable is buried underground. The tape can comprise a film of nonconductive material, such as plastic, with an overlaying pattern of conductive patch... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529450 | Fiber optic cable comprising improved filling material and method of fabrication A fiber optic cable can comprise small spheres or balls disposed in the cable's interstitial spaces, for example between the cable's optical fibers and a surrounding buffer tube. The spheres can comprise foam rubber, closed-cell or open-cell porous polymer, or some ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7499617 | Method and apparatus for disposing water absorbent material in a fiber optic cable A fiber optic cable can comprise spheres or balls that are coated with a water absorbent material, such as a super absorbent polymer (“SAP”). The spheres can provide clean and efficient carriers for introducing SAP into the cable during manufacturing. The sphere... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7346257 | Buffer tubes with improved flexibility The present invention provides a communication cable buffer tube having a flexural modulus ranging from about 180 kpsi to about 280 kpsi. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7269318 | In-color fiber optic cable identification method Herein described is a method and system for identifying buffer tubes in a cable by including at least one colored filling material within a transparent or translucent buffer tube. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256351 | Jacket construction having increased flame resistance A communications cable having increased fire resistance and reduced attenuation and crosstalk includes a core having at least one insulated electrical conductor, and a jacket having an inner surface and a plurality of ribs projecting radially inward from the inner s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7193155 | Communication cables including colored conductors or fibers and methods for making and using the same A communications apparatus for transmitting various communication signals is described. The communications apparatus contains at least two conductors or fibers where the first conductor or fiber comprises a first color and the second conductor or fiber comprises a s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7084348 | Plenum communication cables comprising polyolefin insulation A plenum cable for transmitting various communication signals is described. The cable contains a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors with an insulation that contains substantially no FEP or fluoropolymers. Rather, the insulation contains one or more l... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6882784 | Buffer tubes for fiber optic cables A communication cable for transmitting various communication signals. The cable comprises buffer tubes for optical fiber cables that are robust, crush resistant, flexible, and cost effective. To obtain these properties, the buffer tubes contain a polymeric mixture o... | 04/19/2005 |
