US 12,436,350 B2
Pre-terminated optical cable
John Shuman, Yorba Linda, CA (US); and Ian James Griffiths, Milan (IT)
Assigned to Prysmian S.p.A., Milan (IT)
Filed by Prysmian S.p.A., Milan (IT)
Filed on Jan. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/412,904.
Application 18/412,904 is a continuation of application No. 17/652,755, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,914,209.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151928 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4471 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical cable comprising:
a plurality of optical fibers, the plurality of optical fibers comprising multiple bunches of optical fibers;
an outer layer covering a first length portion of the plurality of optical fibers, a second length portion of the plurality of optical fibers extending beyond an edge of the outer layer; and
a plurality of multi-fiber connectors, each multi-fiber connector of the plurality of multi-fiber connectors being coupled to a respective bunch of optical fibers, wherein the plurality of multi-fiber connectors is arranged at positions distributed along a length of a termination segment of the optical cable, the termination segment extending from the edge of the outer layer, wherein, at a first position closest to the edge of the outer layer, only one multi-fiber connector of the plurality of multi-fiber connectors is arranged, and wherein, at a second position farthest from the edge of the outer layer, two or more multi-fiber connectors of the plurality of multi-fiber connectors are arranged such that a total number of multi-fiber connectors per cross sectional area of the termination segment increases from the edge of the outer layer towards an end of the optical cable along the length of the termination segment.