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US 2011/0299819 A1Published application
Ocean deployable biodegradable optical fiber cable
AssigneeHawkes Remotes, Inc.
InventorsGraham Hawkes, Glen Sussman, Charles S. Chiau
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable has a transparent core for transmitting optical data and a biodegradable protective covering. When placed in water, the protective covering dissolves in water after a few days. The raw remaining optical fiber cover is very thin, approximately 0.003 inches in diameter and very fragile. The optical core is easily broken into fine particles which becomes sand on the sea floor.
Claims20
An optical cable comprising:
- an optical fiber core;
- and
- a protective coating surrounding the core, the protective coating having a specific gravity greater than 0.89 and less than 0.96.
An optical fiber cable comprising:
- a core;
- and
- a biodegradable protective coating surrounding the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.