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US 2014/0153884 A1Published application
Fiber optic strain locking arrangement and method of strain locking a cable assembly to tubing
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorCarl W. Stoesz
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Abstract
A fiber optic strain locking arrangement includes a cable assembly having an outer radial surface, an optical fiber strain transmissively coupled to the outer radial surface, and tubing disposed at the outer radial surface. The tubing is strain locked to the outer radial surface through at least one of interference fit with granules at least partially embedded into at least one of the tubing and the outer radial surface and adhesive bonding to both the tubing and the outer radial surface.
Claims12
A fiber optic strain locking arrangement comprising:
- a cable assembly having an outer radial surface;
- an optical fiber strain transmissively coupled to the outer radial surface;
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- tubing disposed at the outer radial surface being strain locked to the outer radial surface through at least one of interference fit with granules at least partially embedded into at least one of the tubing and the outer radial surface and adhesive bonding to both the tubing and the outer radial surface.
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A method of strain locking a fiber optic cable assembly to tubing comprising:
- strain transmissively mounting an optical fiber to an outer radial surface of a cable assembly;
- positioning granules or applying adhesive at the outer radial surface of the cable assembly or a face of a flat strip of tubing;
- rolling the flat strip of tubing around the cable assembly;
- seam welding the rolled flat strip of tubing;
- embedding the granules into at least one of the outer radial surface and the face of the tubing or adhesively attaching the outer radial surface and the face;
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- establishing strain transmissivity between the tubing and the cable assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.