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Edward Joseph Murphy

Kazys Sekmakas

Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Edward P Zahora

John J Krajewski

Anthony Joseph Tortorello

John Monroe Zimmerman

Steven Robert Schmid

Timothy Edward Bishop

Robert E Ansel

Wendell Wayne Cattron

Gerry K Noren

Ronald J Lewarchik

David M Szum

Stephen C Lapin

Xiaosong Wu

Jeffrey W Thompson

Kelly A Hawkinson

John Edmond Southwell

Ralph L Minnis

Sami A Shama

Frank J Ragas

Satyendra Kumar Sarmah

TaiYeon Lee

Kenneth Dake

David M Chase

Jack Kelly

Glenn Evans

Steve J Vargo

Nancy L Coster

Pratik Shah

Paulus Antonius Maria Steeman

Michael G Sullivan

John T Vandeberg

Eva Montgomery

Dale F Anders

Vadim V Krongauz

Satoshi Kamo

Takeo Shigemoto

Tyson Dean Norlin

Anthony F Toussaint

Masanobu Sugimoto

Ronald Mattiuz

Rafat T Rabi

Peter V Brizgys

John A Basoms

Ronald S Conti

Elaine C Beeks

Keri Lynn Unterzuber

Christopher Todd Baker

Petrus Jacobus Hubertus Niels

Timothy P Reichert

Jeffrey Classey

David M Szurn

Johannes C Van Den Burg

Nancy Coster

The invention relates to radiation curable compositions comprising a liquid 0/s(acyl)phosphine photo initiators of formula (&#xcf;): wherein each of Ar, Arand Aris independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. The invention also relates to stabilized forms of liquid bis(acyl)phosphines of formula (I) and radiation curable composition comprising said stabilized photoinitiators. The radiation curable compositions are selected from the group consisting of an optical fiber coating composition and a coating composition capable of radiation cure on concrete and a coating composition capable of radiation cure on metal. 

D1479 stable liquid BAP photoinitiator and its use in radiation curable compositions

The invention relates to radiation curable compositions comprising a liquid 0/s(acyl)phosphine photo initiators of formula (I): wherein each of Ar, Arand Aris independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. The invention also relates to stabilized forms of liquid bis(acyl)phosphines of formula (I) and radiation curable composition comprising said stabilized photoinitiators. The radiation curable compositions are selected from the group consisting of an optical fiber coating composition and a coating composition capable of radiation cure on concrete and a coating composition capable of radiation cure on metal. 

D1479 stable liquid bap photoinitiator and its use in radiation curable compositions

The invention relates to a Radiation Curable Secondary Coating composition for use on an Optical Fiber. The Radiation Curable Secondary Coating composition is a urethane-free Alpha Oligomer prepared by reaction of the following: (a) an acrylate compound selected from an alcohol-containing acrylate or alcohol-containing methacrylate compound, (b) an anhydride compound, (c) an epoxy-containing compound, (d) optionally an extender compound, and (e) optionally a catalyst. The invention also relates to a coated wire and to a coated optical fiber.

D1364 BT secondary coatings on optical fiber

The first aspect of the instant claimed invention is a method of formulating radiation curable Supercoatings for application to an optical fiber used in a telecommunications network. A Multi-layer Film Drawdown Method useful in the Method of formulating radiation curable Supercoatings is also described and claimed. Single mode Optical fibers coated with specific radiation curable Supercoatings are also described and claimed.

D1451 radiation curable supercoatings for single mode optical fiber

D1451 radiation curable supercoatings for multi-mode optical fiber

D 1364 BT secondary coatings on optical fiber

The invention provides an optical fiber coated with a Supercoating, wherein the Supercoating comprises at least two layers, wherein the first layer is a Primary Coating that is in contact with the outer surface of the optical fiber and the second layer is a Secondary Coating in contact with the outer surface of the Primary Coating, wherein the cured Primary Coating on the optical fiber has the following properties after initial cure and after one month aging at 85&#xb0; C. and 85% relative humidity: A) a % RAU of from about 84% to about 99%; B) an in-situ modulus of between about 0.15 MPa and about 0.60 MPa; and C) a Tube Tg, of from about &#x2212;25&#xb0; C. to about &#x2212;55&#xb0; C.; wherein the cured Secondary Coating on the optical fiber has the following properties after initial cure and after one month aging at 85&#xb0; C. and 85% relative humidity: A) a % RAU of from about 80% to about 98%;B) an in-situ modulus of between about 0.60 GPa and about 1.90 GPa; andC) a Tube Tg, of from about 50&#xb0; C. to about 80&#xb0; C.

D1381 supercoatings for optical fiber

A Radiation Curable Coating composition, which may be used as an inner primary coating, an outer primary coating, single coats, a matrix, or a buffer resin composition, comprising: A Radiation Curable Coating composition, which may be used as an inner primary coating, an outer primary coating, single coats, a matrix, or a buffer resin composition, comprising at least one radiation-curable oligomer wherein said at least one radiation curable oligomer is a fatty-acid modified epoxy acrylate; at least one ethylenenic unsaturated reactive diluent; wherein said oligomer(s) and diluent(s) are selected from the group that does not include moieties with Urethane chemistry. This composition, when tested, is found to have resistance to thermal degradation as measured by less than 10% weight loss after exposure of cured specimens in a natural convection furnace for 100 hours at 180&#xb0; C.

D 1413 HT radiation curable coatings for optical fiber

The invention relates to a radiation curable composition including a polyester urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer prepared from ortho-carboxylic polyester polyols, where the composition, after cure, has a secant modulus greater than about 600 MPa and an elongation at break of at least about 10%. The invention also relates to coated optical fibers and optical fiber ribbon including at least one coating derived from this composition, and to a process of making these coated optical fibers.

Radiation curable coating composition

An optical fiber comprising a flame retardant UV light-curable tight-buffer coating coated onto the fiber, wherein said tight-buffer coating is substantially halogen-free, and has a limiting oxygen index of at least about 22%, and wherein said tight-buffer coating is removable from said fiber with a strip-force of less than about 1800 grams when the fiber is upjacketed with said coating at a line speed of at least 300 m/min.

Flame retardant UV cured buffered optical fibers and buffer composition

An optical fiber comprises a flame retardant tight-buffer coating. The tight-buffer coating has a limiting oxygen index of at least 20% and preferably has a durable tensile strength. Flame retardant, inner primary, outer primary, ink, ink base and single coatings and coating compositions as well as flame-retardant matrix materials are also provided.

Flame-retardant optical fiber coating composition

A radiation-curable composition for an ink base, ink composition, outer primary composition, buffering material or matrix material for fiber optics includes, in the uncured state, a secondary amino or tertiary amino silicone-containing additive.

Optical fiber coating compositions containing secondary or tertiary amino silicone-containing additive

Provided is a ribbon assembly containing a plurality of coated optical glass fibers and a matrix material which binds the plurality of coated optical glass fibers together. At least one of the coated optical glass fibers contains an ink coating or colored outer primary coating. At least one of the ink coating, the colored outer primary coating, or the matrix material contains a phospholipid.

Optical glass fiber ribbon assemblies, matrix forming compositions radiation-curable compositions

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