US 11,867,947 B2
Cable assembly having routable splice protectors
Qi Wu, Painted Post, NY (US)
Assigned to Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/723,774.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/182,062, filed on Apr. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0350081 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/255 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/25 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/2558 (2013.01) [G02B 6/02395 (2013.01); G02B 6/25 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical fiber assembly comprising:
a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber each including a pre-coated section and a stripped section;
a fusion splice including a splice joint joining an end of the stripped section of the first optical fiber with an end of the stripped section of the second optical fiber to form a fusion spliced optical fiber having a longitudinal axis; and
a splice protector surrounding the splice joint, the splice protector including at least one wall arranged in a tubular shape having a central axis extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the splice protector is bend-resistant, the at least one wall bounds an inner cavity extending in the longitudinal direction, and a longitudinal opening extends through an entire thickness of the at least one wall to permit passage of the pre-coated section of the first optical fiber or the pre-coated section of the second optical fiber into the inner cavity; and
wherein the splice protector has a length in the longitudinal direction of between about 3 mm and about 5 mm.