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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A polyurethane composition is provided. The polyurethane composition includes a first part of a first polytetramethylene oxide, a second polytetramethylene oxide, and a castor oil based polyol. The second polytetramethylene oxide has a higher viscosity than the first polytetramethylene oxide. The polyurethane composition also includes a second part of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. Also provided is a fiber optic cable assembly incorporating the polyurethane composition as an overmold. The overmold has a glass transition temperature of less than −40° C. measured according to differential scanning calorimetry. Further provided is a method of applying an overmold to a fiber optic cable assembly.