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Author Surname, Author Forename. "Title" or Description. Patent number, Agency Issuing the Patent, Date Issued. Name of Website (if applicable), URL.
Bookbinder, Dana, et al. Low diameter optical fiber. US 20180128971 A1, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 10 May 2018. USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database, patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=40&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=kettle&OS=kettle&RS=kettle.
Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.
(Author Surname)
"Coated optical fibers with small radii are attractive for reducing the size of cables, decreasing cable cost, and efficiently using existing duct infrastructure for cable installations," (Bookbinder et al.).