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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116604 | Telecommunication optical fiber cable A telecommunication optical fiber cable possesses a longitudinal central cavity that receives micromodules of optical fibers positioned in parallel. A jacket surrounds the central cavity and a sheath is positioned on the inner periphery of the jacket. A lubricant is... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8031997 | Reduced-diameter, easy-access loose tube cable 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. The coating system fea... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7844151 | In-line polarization-state converter The invention discloses an in-line polarization-state converter. In the polarization converter, a laser beam is radiated onto the side of a photosensitive optical fiber. The laser beam causes the refractive index of an optical fiber core to asymmetrically vary. Bire... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7693376 | Apparatus and method for preventing unwanted exposure of a device to an undesirable substance Apparatus for preventing unwanted exposure of one or more devices to one or more undesirable substances includes at least one barrier disposed between the device and the undesirable substance. At least one shield substance is provided between the barrier and the dev... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7599590 | Optical cable and method for production of an optical cable An optical cable comprises a swelling yarn, around which several optical transmission elements in the form of micromodules are arranged. A micromodule comprises a bundle of optic fibers, which are surrounded by a sleeve made from a material of plastic. Further swell... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7570854 | Flat wide water swellable binder for optical fiber tubes A multi-tube optical fiber cable includes a plurality of optical fiber tubes, each having one or more optical fibers loosely arranged therein. The optical fiber tubes are arranged within an outer jacket, where the tubes are constructed of a polymer having a low Youn... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7433564 | Optical device for optical communication An optical phase modulator made of lithium niobate or the like phase-modulates the output light of a single-wavelength laser light source 20 that emits CW light, and the phase-modulated light is inputted to a dispersion medium 22. The positive chirp an... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421169 | Optical fiber cable An optical fiber cable that sustains reduced increase in transmission loss and optical fiber breakage when subject to external pressure exerted thereon, comprises an aggregate of elements including central buffer filaments disposed in the center part of the optical ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7403685 | Overmold zip strip A telecommunications cable includes a distribution cable, a tether branching from the distribution cable at the mid-span breakout location, an enclosure that surrounds the breakout location, and an access device including a ripcord installed on the enclosure. Typica... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394957 | Fiberoptic cable bead mark system and method A plurality of fiberoptic strands is provided. Each fiberoptic strand has a free end. A plurality of groups is provided. Each group is formed of a plurality fiberoptic strands. A plurality of beads is provided. Each bead has a generally cylindrical configuration. Ea... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7356228 | Fiber optic cable systems and methods incorporating a luminescent compound-containing layer to identify cracks Fiber optic cable systems and methods incorporating a luminescent compound-containing layer to identify cracks. Exemplary embodiments include a fiber optic cable apparatus including a core for receiving laser light emitted from a VCSEL for the detection of faults in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349607 | Optical transmission element Between an optical fiber (LF11, LFB12, LFB13) and a surrounding core covering (AH11, AH12, SB13) of an optical transmission element (OE11 to OE13) there is at least one dry and compressible fixating element (FE... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336873 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is a polyurethane foam and the second layer is a water-swellable layer, where... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324730 | Optical fiber cables for wellbore applications A cable which includes conductor bundles prepared from at least one optical fiber positioned either centrally or helically about the center axis of the bundle, metallic conductors helically positioned around the bundles center axis, and a polymeric insulation materi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7295735 | All-dielectric, self-supporting, loose-tube optical fiber cable A method for producing an optical fiber cable which improves stability by attaching an Aramid yarn near the core in parallel to an axial direction of the optical cable and solves structural problems of the cable by soaking an Aramid yarn into an epoxy resin is discl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7277615 | 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... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272283 | Distribution fiber optic cables for fiber to the subscriber applications A fiber optic cable and methods of manufacturing the same includes at least one optical fiber, and at least one ferrule. The at least one ferrule is attached to the at least one optical fiber before the cable jacket is applied. The cable jacket surrounds the at leas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272282 | Fiber optic cables and assemblies suitable for distribution Fiber optic cables and assemblies useful for distribution of the optical fibers to a network are disclosed. The fiber optic cables include a first strength component and a second strength component with a cable jacket generally surrounding the first and second stren... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269324 | Helical fiber optic mode scrambler The methods and apparatus of the present invention provide advantages for remote laser delivery systems that conduct high levels of light energy through a fiber optic cable to a selectable target surface. Helical fiber optic mode scramblers in accordance with the pr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7254302 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. The at least one optical waveguide is disposed within the tube and generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a fi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241953 | Support-separators for high performance communications cable with optional hollow tubes for; blown optical fiber, coaxial, and/or twisted pair conductors A high performance communications cable with core support-separators having various shaped profiles defining and maintaining a space between transmission multi-media or transmission multi-media pairs. The core may be of a conductive or insulative material. The centr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236670 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly and methods of manufacturing the same include a tube, at least one optical waveguide, and a dry insert. In one embodiment, the dry insert generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide and forms a core that is disposed within the tub... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229560 | Sack-based processes for recovering oil floating on water One or more water- and oil-porous containers or sacks are made of a pair of mesh sheets affixed together and stiffened around their perimeter. The sacks can be partially filled with a multitude of tubular bodies made of an oil-entrapping polymer, which have their lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228037 | Integrated polarization beam splitter with quarter-wave plate for polarimeter and PMD compensation applications An optical device for changing polarization comprises a waveguide having a waveguide end facet coupled to a quarter-wave plate/reflector combination to rotate the polarization of incident light to the waveguide by 90 degrees. In one embodiment, a polarization beam s... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207732 | Coated optical fiber and curable compositions suitable for coating optical fiber The present invention provides materials suitable for use as secondary coatings of optical fibers or the re-coating of spliced optical fiber junctions. With regard to the latter use, the coating materials a preferably characterized by a Young's modulus that is at le... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209614 | Optical fiber tape of low polarization mode dispersion characteristic and method for measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the optical fiber tape An optical fiber tape having low polarization mode dispersion characteristics and applied to a dense wavelength multiplex (DWDM) transmission system of a transmission rate from several Gb/s to several tens of Gb/S. We have found out that the polarization mode disper... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200307 | High count telecommunication optical cable with controlled fiber length method and apparatus for manufacturing the same A telecommunication optical cable has a number of optical fibers; at least a microsheath loosely containing the optical fibers, the at least one microsheath loosely containing the optical fibers therein forming at least one corresponding microbundle, wherein the opt... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199797 | Silhouette-oriented gray font generation A method, computer graphical user interface tool, and computer-readable medium for generating a set of characters for display in gray scale are provided, wherein each character comprises one or more strokes/glyphs, and each stroke/glyph is defined in silhouette-orie... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196271 | Twisted pair cable with cable separator Generally, aspects of embodiments of the invention include cable separator spline which comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending walls joined along a central axis of the spline, and a plurality of longitudinally extending channels. Each longitudinally exten... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188642 | Low-friction pull tape A pull tape for facilitating positioning of elongated items within a protective sleeve is disclosed. The pull tape is woven of filamentary members preferably using a twill or satin weave that allows floats to form on the surface of the tape that reduce friction betw... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184633 | Preterminated fiber optic distribution cable A factory-manufactured, preterminated fiber optic distribution cable having at least one predetermined access location for providing access to at least one preterminated optical fiber. A preterminated fiber optic distribution cable comprising at least one buffer tub... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177508 | Optical cable having an improved compression strength characteristic An optical fiber having improved compression strength is disclosed. The optical fiber includes a central tension member positioned in the center of the optical fiber and having at least one groove, at least one metal tube seated in the groove and containing at least... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174075 | Integrated arrangement of optical fibers in a conductor An electrical conductor and in particular a conductor bar of an electrical machine, particularly a generator or transformer, in which an optical measuring device can be integrally arranged. A measuring unit includes an electrical conductor and an optical measuring d... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156125 | Coaxial hose assembly and method of making same The present invention, there is provided a hose assembly having a tubular first layer containing therein multiple compartments 11 for carrying fluids in an automobile. Also disclosed is a method of making a hose assembly by forming a multiple compartment first layer... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155097 | Fabrication of microstructured fibres A preform for a microstructured fibre or a part for a preform for a microstructured fibre. The preform or part has a length in the longitudinal direction and a cross section perpendicular thereto, and includes a rod arranged at the centre of the preform or part, wit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7123801 | Optical fiber cable with fiber receiving jacket ducts Optical fiber cables with a central strength member encircled by a jacket having ducts which are disposed around the strength member and which receive one or more optical fibers with jacket material between the ducts and the outer surface of the jacket. The optical ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116885 | Spool having a universal flange and method of making same A spool comprises: a hub sandwiched between two flanges. At least one of the flanges includes at least one smoothly curving arcuate fiber groove on a side facing the hub. The fiber groove extends substantially to the outer edge of said flange. The groove is situated... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7099542 | Low temperature dry loose tube fiber optic cable A water blocking configuration for a low temperature, dry loose tube fiber optic cable includes one or more flexible buffer tubes each having a passage sized to contain one or more optical fibers. A single yarn is disposed in the passage of each buffer tube, and the... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094338 | Method of making and using a filter in the form of a block of agglomerated copolymer fragments One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the fil... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085458 | Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible fire resistant innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through w... | 08/01/2006 |
