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Locatable fiber optic cable

  • US 8,729,900 B1
  • Filed: 03/03/2010
  • Issued: 05/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fiber optic cable comprising:

  • a buffer tube comprising one or more optical fibers;

    a single layer conductive tape wrapped at least partially around the buffer tube and extending along a length of the fiber optic cable, the conductive tape having a resistance less than about ten ohms per mile and configured to transmit an electrical signal along the length of the fiber optic cable; and

    a jacket circumferentially covering the conductive tape.

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