Filament reinforced tape
CA 1293876 C · Owner: Gruenewald, Larry E. · Inventors: Klassen, Donald J.; Gruenewald, Larry E.
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This invention relates to tape in particular, tape reinforced by means of filaments. Individual optical fibers of fiber optic cable are generally bound by tapes or yarns. Yarns currently used in binding bundles of optical fibers frequently attenuate the optical signal by placing high stress at various points on individual optical fibers. This invention provides a tape reinforced by means of filaments comprising a backing and a plurality of yarns comprising a multiplicity of filaments adhered to at least one major surface of said backing by means of a layer of an adhesive. The yarns are disposed essentially parallel to each other along the machine direction of the tape. The yarn-bearing …
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- Granted January 7, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 7, 2009.
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