EP3523686A4 - Binder film for a fiber optic cable - Google Patents

Binder film for a fiber optic cable Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3523686A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fiber optic; optic cable; binder film; binder; film
Prior art date: 2016-10-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

Application number

EP17860540.8A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3523686A1 (en

Inventor

Bradley Jerome Blazer

Rodney Maurice Burns

James Garrett Dewell

Iii Julian Latelle Greenwood

Keith Aaron Greer

Warren Welborn Mcalpine

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Corning Research and Development Corp

Original Assignee

Corning Optical Communications LLC

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2016-10-10

Filing date

2017-10-05

Publication date

2020-05-13

2016-10-10 Priority claimed from US15/289,943 external-priority patent/US11287589B2/en

2017-10-05 Application filed by Corning Optical Communications LLC filed Critical Corning Optical Communications LLC

2019-08-14 Publication of EP3523686A1 publication Critical patent/EP3523686A1/en

2020-05-13 Publication of EP3523686A4 publication Critical patent/EP3523686A4/en

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
- G02B6/4434—Central member to take up tensile loads
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
- G02B6/443—Protective covering
- G02B6/4431—Protective covering with provision in the protective covering, e.g. weak line, for gaining access to one or more fibres, e.g. for branching or tapping
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/441—Optical cables built up from sub-bundles
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4401—Optical cables
- G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
- G02B6/44384—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables the means comprising water blocking or hydrophobic materials
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
- G02B6/4479—Manufacturing methods of optical cables

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EP17860540.8A 2016-10-10 2017-10-05 Binder film for a fiber optic cable Pending EP3523686A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US15/289,943 US11287589B2 (en)	2012-09-26	2016-10-10	Binder film for a fiber optic cable
PCT/US2017/055257 WO2018071259A1 (en)	2016-10-10	2017-10-05	Binder film for a fiber optic cable

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3523686A1 EP3523686A1 (en)	2019-08-14
EP3523686A4 true EP3523686A4 (en)	2020-05-13

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP17860540.8A Pending EP3523686A4 (en)	2016-10-10	2017-10-05	Binder film for a fiber optic cable

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP3523686A4 (en)
CA (1)	CA3039126A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2018071259A1 (en)

Citations (4)

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WO2013063041A1 (en) *	2011-10-27	2013-05-02	Corning Cable Systems Llc	Armored cables having armor, buffer tube, and jacket access features
WO2014052224A2 (en) *	2012-09-26	2014-04-03	Corning Cable Systems Llc	Binder film for a fiber optic cable
US20150043874A1 (en) *	2013-08-09	2015-02-12	Corning Cable Systems Llc	Optical fiber cable with anti-split feature
US20150110451A1 (en) *	2013-10-18	2015-04-23	Corning Optical Communications LLC	Optical fiber cable with reinforcement

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US6973246B2 (en) *	2004-04-28	2005-12-06	Furukawa Electric North America, Inc.	High count optical fiber cable
FR2908525B1 (en) *	2006-11-10	2009-06-26	Draka Comteq France Sa Sa	FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATION CABLE

2017
- 2017-10-05 EP EP17860540.8A patent/EP3523686A4/en active Pending
- 2017-10-05 WO PCT/US2017/055257 patent/WO2018071259A1/en active Application Filing
- 2017-10-05 CA CA3039126A patent/CA3039126A1/en active Pending

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
WO2013063041A1 (en) *	2011-10-27	2013-05-02	Corning Cable Systems Llc	Armored cables having armor, buffer tube, and jacket access features
WO2014052224A2 (en) *	2012-09-26	2014-04-03	Corning Cable Systems Llc	Binder film for a fiber optic cable
US20150043874A1 (en) *	2013-08-09	2015-02-12	Corning Cable Systems Llc	Optical fiber cable with anti-split feature
US20150110451A1 (en) *	2013-10-18	2015-04-23	Corning Optical Communications LLC	Optical fiber cable with reinforcement

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2018071259A1 *

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CA3039126A1 (en)	2018-04-19
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2020-02-26	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
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