US 11,867,961 B2
Aversive cable with sacrificial lobes
Scott M. Adams, Newton, NC (US); and William Welch McCollough, Cramerton, NC (US)
Assigned to CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/480,530.
Application 17/480,530 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/020610, filed on Mar. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/824,594, filed on Mar. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0003951 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/443 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4429 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aversive cable, comprising:
a cable core comprising a longitudinal axis;
a cable jacket comprising an outer surface, the cable jacket surrounding the cable core along the longitudinal axis;
at least one sacrificial lobe, each of the at least one sacrificial lobe extending longitudinally along at least a portion of cable jacket and radially outward from the outer surface of the cable jacket;
wherein the cable jacket and the at least one sacrificial lobe comprise an aversive material; and
wherein the cable jacket and each of the at least one sacrificial lobe are formed from a single integral and continuous polymer structure.