Publication number: 20140270971
Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for installing lines or cables, including, without limitation, power lines, low voltage lines, telecommunications lines or cables (e.g., telephone cables, network cables, television cables, etc.), and/or the like, and, in particular, installing optical fiber and/or other lines, slightly below ground level in a roadway or other ground surface. In some cases, a method might include creating a channel in the ground surface, placing one or more lines (e.g., power lines, low voltage lines, telecommunications lines, and/or the like) in the channel, and placing a capping material in the channel, thereby encapsulating the lines. In some cases, placing the one or more lines in the channel might include placing a conduit (containing the one or more lines) in the channel, and encapsulating the one or more lines might include encapsulating the conduit. The capping material might include polyurea, thermosetting material, and/or any other suitable material.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 13, 2014
Publication date:
September 18, 2014
Applicants:
Louisiana Tech University Research Foundation, a division of Louisiana Tech University Foundation, CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
Inventors:
Erez N. Allouche, Bryan Cady, Michael L. Elford