Patents
US 9482839 B2: Optical fiber cable with anti-split feature
- Granted
- 2016-11-01
- Filed
- 2013-12-07 application 14099921
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An optical communication cable includes a jacket, optical transmission elements, and armor. The jacket is mostly formed from a first material and includes an elongate member formed from a second material embedded in the first material. The jacket defines a channel in which the optical transmission elements are located. The armor includes a wrapped sheet having a lateral edge and is positioned around the optical transmission elements within the channel. The elongate member has an inner surface aligned with and located exterior to the lateral edge of the armor; and, when viewed in cross-section, the elongate member fully overlays and extends tangentially beyond the lateral edge. Accordingly, the elongate member provides an obstacle in the jacket that limits zippering through the jacket originating from the lateral edge. Further, the elongate member may double as a tear feature for quickly accessing contents of the cable interior to the jacket.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161101.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Cable Systems LLC 477 patents | US company or organization | Hickory, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Sergio Sandate Aguilar | Reynosa, MX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael John Gimblet | Conover, NC | 50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Julian Latelle Greenwood, III | Hickory, NC | 58 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Warren Welborn McAlpine | Hickory, NC | 54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B6/4434 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Name change Change of name | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC signed 2014-01-14 | CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC HICKORY, NC | 40126/818 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-12-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GIMBLET, MICHAEL JOHN signed 2013-11-04 GREENWOOD, JULIAN LATELLE, III signed 2013-11-04 SANDATE AGUILAR, MARIO SERGIO signed 2013-11-08 MCALPINE, WARREN WELBORN signed 2013-11-18 | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC HICKORY, NC | 31736/572 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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