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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Superior Essex International Lp, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Bo Xu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Christopher W. McNutt, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Superior Essex International Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/18 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/443 (2013.01); H01B 7/1875 (2013.01);
Abstract
Cables having buffer elements formed with two-dimensional fillers are described. A cable may include at least one optical fiber, and a buffer element may be formed around the at least one optical fiber. The buffer element may be formed from a material that includes a polypropylene-containing polymeric resin, a filler added to the polymeric resin that includes a plurality of two-dimensional particles, and an amphiphilic compatabilizer. A jacket may be formed around the at least one optical fiber and the buffer element.