ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,884, issued on April 14, was assigned to HYESUNG Cable & Communication INC. (Iksan-si, South Korea).

"Optical fiber cable with tensile material between the inner reinforcing projection" was invented by Young Bin Song (Seoul, South Korea) and June Hyong Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber cable with tensile material between the inner reinforcing projection, and more specifically, to minimize the increase in diameter even when various interior materials for strength reinforcement are built in, thereby ensuring durability. This relates to an optical cable equipped...