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Method for manufacturing an optical fiber cable element

CA 2084911 C · Owner: Ziemek, Gerhard · Inventors: Ziemek, Gerhard

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A method is disclosed for manufacturing an optical fiber cable element having plurality of optical fibers which are arranged with excess length inside a pressure-tight metal tube. Means are provided inside the metal tube for protecting the optical fibers and for longitudinal sealing. The optical fibers are first embedded in a soft or compressible compound to form a cable element core. The outside diameter of the cable element core generally corresponds to the inside diameter of the metal tube in the finished cable and the optical fibers being present with excess length in the cable element core. A metal band is subsequently continuously formed into a slotted tube surrounding the cable …

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  • Filed December 9, 1992 and granted August 19, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 9, 2012.
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FiledDecember 9, 1992
GrantedAugust 19, 1997
Term endedDecember 9, 2012
Patent numberCA 2084911 C
Classification (IPC)G02B6/44 +2 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedDec 9, 1992Patent grantedAug 19, 1997Term endedDec 9, 2012

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