Patents Represented by Attorney James C. Langarathis

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  • Method and apapratus for forming metallic sheaths about optical conductor elements
    Patent number: 5072870
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for forming a metallic sheath about a conductor element comprised of a plurality of optical fibers whose length within the sheath is uniformly greater than that of the encompassing sheath. Such forming is achieved by continuously drawing a metallic strip and a conductor element into a forming apparatus, while heating a portion of the metallic strip for temporarily lengthening it as it is being formed about the conductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Kabelmetal Electro GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Ziemek