GB2236589B - Laying cables - Google Patents

Laying cables

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Publication number
GB2236589B
GB2236589B GB8922643A GB8922643A GB2236589B GB 2236589 B GB2236589 B GB 2236589B GB 8922643 A GB8922643 A GB 8922643A GB 8922643 A GB8922643 A GB 8922643A GB 2236589 B GB2236589 B GB 2236589B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
laying cables
laying
cables
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB8922643A
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English (en)
Other versions
GB8922643D0 (en
GB2236589A (en
Inventor
David Lancelot Walters
Martin Healy
Ernest Charles Marlow
David Frederick Harrison
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
STC PLC
Nortel Networks Optical Components Ltd
Original Assignee
STC PLC
Northern Telecom Europe Ltd
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Publication date
Application filed by STC PLC, Northern Telecom Europe Ltd filed Critical STC PLC
Priority to GB8922643A priority Critical patent/GB2236589B/en
Publication of GB8922643D0 publication Critical patent/GB8922643D0/en
Priority to EP90310828A priority patent/EP0422827B1/en
Priority to DE69011616T priority patent/DE69011616T2/de
Priority to AU63793/90A priority patent/AU631015B2/en
Priority to US07/594,389 priority patent/US5090665A/en
Priority to IN975DE1990 priority patent/IN180191B/en
Publication of GB2236589A publication Critical patent/GB2236589A/en
Priority to US07/756,580 priority patent/US5160972A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2236589B publication Critical patent/GB2236589B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/46—Processes or apparatus adapted for installing or repairing optical fibres or optical cables
    • G02B6/50—Underground or underwater installation; Installation through tubing, conduits or ducts
    • G02B6/52—Underground or underwater installation; Installation through tubing, conduits or ducts using fluid, e.g. air
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L5/00—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes
    • G01L5/04—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands
    • G01L5/047—Specific indicating or recording arrangements, e.g. for remote indication, for indicating overload or underload
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L5/00—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes
    • G01L5/04—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands
    • G01L5/10—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands using electrical means
    • G01L5/102—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands using electrical means using sensors located at a non-interrupted part of the flexible member
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L5/00—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes
    • G01L5/04—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands
    • G01L5/10—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands using electrical means
    • G01L5/105—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands using electrical means using electro-optical means

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Testing Of Optical Devices Or Fibers (AREA)
GB8922643A 1989-10-07 1989-10-07 Laying cables Expired - Fee Related GB2236589B (en)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8922643A GB2236589B (en) 1989-10-07 1989-10-07 Laying cables
EP90310828A EP0422827B1 (en) 1989-10-07 1990-10-03 Deploying cables
DE69011616T DE69011616T2 (de) 1989-10-07 1990-10-03 Einführen eines Kabels.
AU63793/90A AU631015B2 (en) 1989-10-07 1990-10-04 Deploying cables
US07/594,389 US5090665A (en) 1989-10-07 1990-10-05 Deploying cables
IN975DE1990 IN180191B (enExample) 1989-10-07 1990-10-05
US07/756,580 US5160972A (en) 1989-10-07 1991-09-09 Apparatus for controlling deployment of a cable

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8922643A GB2236589B (en) 1989-10-07 1989-10-07 Laying cables

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB8922643D0 GB8922643D0 (en) 1989-11-22
GB2236589A GB2236589A (en) 1991-04-10
GB2236589B true GB2236589B (en) 1993-05-05

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GB8922643A Expired - Fee Related GB2236589B (en) 1989-10-07 1989-10-07 Laying cables

Country Status (6)

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US (2) US5090665A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0422827B1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU631015B2 (enExample)
DE (1) DE69011616T2 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2236589B (enExample)
IN (1) IN180191B (enExample)

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US6691728B2 (en) 2000-10-10 2004-02-17 Sempra Fiber Links Methods and systems for installing a pipeline within a pipeline
US6736156B2 (en) 2000-10-10 2004-05-18 Sempra Fiber Links Method and system for installing cable in pressurized pipelines
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US6691734B2 (en) 2000-10-10 2004-02-17 Sempra Fiber Links Methods and systems for installing cable and conduit in pipelines
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US9837805B2 (en) 2014-05-09 2017-12-05 Ruggedreel Inc. System and apparatus for electrically coupling to a cable on a rotatable reel using optical communication devices
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EP0253636A1 (en) * 1986-07-16 1988-01-20 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company Control method and apparatus
US4728079A (en) * 1984-10-11 1988-03-01 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, Corp. Cable pulling apparatus
WO1988007183A1 (fr) * 1987-03-18 1988-09-22 Peter Lancier Maschinenbau-Hafenhütte Gmbh & Co. K Dynamometre de traction pour mesurer les forces de traction lors de la pose de cables

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1497569A (en) * 1974-11-04 1978-01-12 Continental Oil Co Control system for automatically maintaining tension in an extensible pipeline
GB2029982A (en) * 1978-09-18 1980-03-26 Honeywell Inc Laserfibre optic strain gauge
US4669705A (en) * 1984-09-07 1987-06-02 Langston Ralph C Apparatus for pulling long runs of fiber optic cable
GB2166602A (en) * 1984-09-21 1986-05-08 Australian Telecomm Cable laying apparatus
US4728079A (en) * 1984-10-11 1988-03-01 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, Corp. Cable pulling apparatus
EP0253636A1 (en) * 1986-07-16 1988-01-20 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company Control method and apparatus
WO1988007183A1 (fr) * 1987-03-18 1988-09-22 Peter Lancier Maschinenbau-Hafenhütte Gmbh & Co. K Dynamometre de traction pour mesurer les forces de traction lors de la pose de cables

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB8922643D0 (en) 1989-11-22
EP0422827B1 (en) 1994-08-17
US5160972A (en) 1992-11-03
DE69011616D1 (de) 1994-09-22
DE69011616T2 (de) 1994-11-24
US5090665A (en) 1992-02-25
IN180191B (enExample) 1998-01-17
GB2236589A (en) 1991-04-10
EP0422827A3 (en) 1991-09-18
AU6379390A (en) 1991-04-11
AU631015B2 (en) 1992-11-12
EP0422827A2 (en) 1991-04-17

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19941007