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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas P Hager, Westerville, OH (US);
Janet A Hendry, Newark, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; B05D / ; D02G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385128 ; 385102 ; 385123 ; 385127 ; 385141 ; 427163 ; 427416 ; 4274071 ; 428364 ; 428378 ; 430 56 ;
Abstract
An aqueous coating composition for fibers comprising, a thermoplastic polyurethane latex, and acrylic latex, the balance being water. The coating also contains a paraffin wax or a second acrylic latex. When coated onto a bundle or strand of glass fibers the coated glass fibers are useful in optical fibers and cables. This coating is especially useful in reducing water wicking into the coated glass strand.