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Bob J. Overton, Lenoir US

Bob J. Overton, Lenoir, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090175583Microbend-Resistant Optical Fiber - Disclosed is an improved, single-mode optical fiber possessing a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.07-09-2009
20090279833Buffer Tube with Adhesively Coupled Optical Fibers and/or Water-Swellable Element - A buffer tube arrangement includes an adhesive material to adhesively bond a water-swellable element to a plurality of optical fibers and/or a buffer tube.11-12-2009
20100067857High-Fiber-Density Optical Fiber Cable - Disclosed is a fiber-optic cable that possesses a high cable filling coefficient (and/or a high cable fiber density) yet ensures that its enclosed optical fibers demonstrate improved attenuation performance when subjected to temperature variations between about −40° C. and 70° C. The fiber-optic cable is suitable for efficient installation into ducts, such as via blowing.03-18-2010
20100092138ADSS Cables with High-Performance Optical Fiber - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.04-15-2010
20100092139Reduced-Diameter, Easy-Access Loose Tube Cable - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.04-15-2010
20100092140Optical-Fiber Loose Tube Cables - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.04-15-2010
20100119202Reduced-Diameter Optical Fiber - Disclosed is a reduced-diameter optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.05-13-2010
20100135623Single-Fiber Drop Cables for MDU Deployments - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.06-03-2010
20100135624Reduced-Size Flat Drop Cable - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.06-03-2010
20100135625Reduced-Diameter Ribbon Cables with High-Performance Optical Fiber - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.06-03-2010
20100183821UVLED Apparatus for Curing Glass-Fiber Coatings - A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing.07-22-2010
20100290781Microbend-Resistant Optical Fiber - Disclosed is an improved, single-mode optical fiber possessing a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.11-18-2010
20110069932High-Fiber-Density Optical-Fiber Cable - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber possessing a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses.03-24-2011
20110116753Optical-Fiber Cable Having Optical Fibers Adhesively Coupled to Water-Swellable Element - An optical-fiber cable includes an adhesive material that adhesively couples a water-swellable element to a plurality of optical fibers.05-19-2011

Patent applications by Bob J. Overton, Lenoir, NC US