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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440669 | Fiber optic cable thermal protection device and method A thermal protection device for a fiber optic cable includes a loop formed on the cable and a plurality of sub-units within the cable removed from an outer jacket. A circumferential cut is made through an outer jacket of each sub-unit. A tube is placed about the cut... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433565 | Side-scattering light guides The invention relates to side-scattering light guides that generally comprise a core of transparent optically homogenous material seeded with diffuser particles. The light guide also comprises an optically transmitting sheath, having a lower refractive index than th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7422378 | Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with excess fiber length The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications cable including a distribution cable and a tether that braches from the distribution cable at a mid-span breakout location. A flexible closure covers the mid-span breakout location. Within the closure, fibers ar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359583 | Fiber optic pair with pigtail geometry Optical devices are disclosed, one example of which includes first and second polarization maintaining (“PM”) fibers. The first and second PM fibers in this example are disposed beside each other to form a grouping that includes a secondary axis defined by the f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352936 | Optical aerial line and method of installation thereof An optical aerial line has an optical cable extending parallel to an aerial electrical conductor and lashed to the electrical conductor by means of securing elements, wherein the securing elements have at least two binders helically wound onto the electrical conduct... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7339116 | High performance data cable The present invention is for a high performance data cable which has an interior support or star separator. The star separator or interior support extends along the longitudinal length of the data cable. The star separator or interior support has a central region. A... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340134 | Flame retardant fiber optic cables Fiber optic cables are disclosed that include at least one optical fiber and a flame-retardant cable jacket. The flame-retardant cable jacket has a cavity wherein the at least one optical fiber is disposed within the cavity. The flame-retardant cable jacket includes... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7333708 | Multi-port optical connection terminal A multi-port optical connection terminal for use as a branch point in a fiber optic communications network at a distance from a mid-span access location provided on a distribution cable having a plurality of optical fibers. The multi-port terminal includes a base an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330626 | Cabinet including optical bulkhead plate for blown fiber system A cabinet is provided for managing the connections between a feeder cable and a distribution cable wherein the distribution cable is a blown optical fiber. The cabinet includes shelves for holding splices between the feeder cable and the distribution cable. The shel... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319802 | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible 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 which the cable ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310470 | Optical fiber repair apparatus with adjustable guide member and methods for using the same Optical fiber repair apparatus include a longitudinally extending closure frame having a longitudinally extending optical fiber receiving groove in a face thereof. An adjustable guide member on the closure frame is longitudinally movable thereon to adjust a position... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7277614 | Tether assembly having individual connector ports A tether assembly includes a tether cable containing optical fibers and adapted to be attached to a fiber optic distribution cable at a mid-span access location. A furcation at the end of the tether cable separates and transitions the optical fibers into furcation l... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7272289 | Low bend loss optical fiber An optical fiber having both low macrobend loss and low microbend loss. The fiber has a MAC number less than 7.0 and a zero dispersion wavelength less than 1450 nm. The optical fiber advantageously comprises a primary coating and a secondary coating. The primary coa... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7266274 | Pre-connectorized fiber optic distribution cable having overmolded access location A pre-connectorized fiber optic distribution cable assembly includes a plurality of optical fibers and at least one mid-span access location along the length of the distribution cable. At least one of the optical fibers is accessed, terminated and then connectorized... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266273 | Method for making an optical cable and related machine The invention relates to the field of processes for the production of an optical transmission cable as well as to the apparatus for carrying out such a process. The method is a process for producing an optical transmission cable from at least one tube (1) ins... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257298 | Optical fiber cable An optical fiber cable includes a plurality of loose tubes and an outer jacket for binding the loose tubes is disclosed. Each of the plurality of loose tube includes one or more optical fibers; an inner jacket for binding the optical fibers; and an antistatic fluid ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7254303 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same An optical tube assembly and method of manufacture include at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert that generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide, and a tube. The dry insert includes a tape and at least one filament attached to the tape,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242830 | Microduct cable system having reduced thermal expansion force A cable system and method including a cable or a microduct provided within the groove extending vertically into, but not through, a pavement. The cable has a central strength member, at least one buffer tube stranded around the central strength member, an outerjacke... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242831 | Low strain optical fiber cable An optical fiber assembly includes a central strength member, multiple tubes, stranded yarn, a water protection layer, reinforced strength yarns and an outer sheath. At least one of the multiple tubes has one or more optical fibers disposed within. The stranded yarn... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239781 | Composite fiber radial compression members in an umbilical The present inventions relate generally to umbilicals comprising at least one inner tube and at least one composite fiber element to provide greater resistance to radial compressive forces. Such umbilicals may be used in subsea hydrocarbon production applications. | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231119 | Dry fiber optic assemblies and cables A tube assembly of the present invention has at least one subunit with at least one dry insert generally surrounding the subunit which may be disposed within a tube, thereby forming a tube assembly. The subunit includes a fiber optic ribbon and a sheath, wherein the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225534 | Telecommunications cable jacket adapted for post-extrusion insertion of optical fiber and methods for manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications cable having a jacket including a feature for allowing post-extrusion insertion of an optical fiber or other signal-transmitting member. The present disclosure also relates to a method for making a telecommunica... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228036 | Adjustable tether assembly for fiber optic distribution cable An adjustable tether assembly for a fiber optic distribution cable includes a tether cable and an overmolded housing secured at the end of the tether cable having at least one connector port. The tether assembly is attached to the distribution cable such that the po... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225193 | Method and apparatus for retrieving event data related to an activity A method and apparatus that processes time series, event and/or activity data of a process according to a data structure is disclosed. The data structure defines one or more activities that frame the time series, event and/or activity data. Each activity and each ev... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221831 | Multi-tube fiber optic cable and system and method for making the same A multi-tube fiber optic cable maintains a plurality of fiber tubes, each fiber tube containing at least one optical fiber therein. The plurality of fiber tubes are disposed apart from a central axis of the cable. A plurality of strength members are disposed apart f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221832 | Fiber optic cable thermal protection device and method A thermal protection device for a fiber optic cable includes a loop formed on the cable and a plurality of sub-units within the cable removed from an outer jacket. A circumferential cut is made through an outer jacket of each sub-unit. A tube is placed about the cut... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206481 | Fiber optic cables manufactured as an assembly and method for manufacturing the same A plurality of fiber optic cables are manufactured as an assembly of fiber optic cables that are later separated into independent fiber optic cables. A method of manufacturing the fiber optic cable assembly is also described. A jacketing cover is extruded over compo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203405 | Optical fiber cable with strategically placed filler rods An optical fiber cable including a central strength member extending longitudinally; a plurality of buffer tubes housing optical fibers and stranded around the strength member; a pair of filler elements stranded around the strength member along with the buffer tubes... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203404 | Loose tube fiber optic cables having at least one access location A distribution fiber optic cable including a plurality of optical fibers, a plurality of tubes, at least one filling component, and least one access location, and a cable jacket. Each tube has at least one optical fibers therein, where some of the plurality of tubes... | 04/10/2007 |
