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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Costello, Hewitt, NJ (US);
Anna Debska-Chwaja, Suffern, NJ (US);
Alan Eckard, Chester, NY (US);
William Thalman, Denville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Witco Corporation, Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385109 ; 385141 ; 523173 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are hydrophobic compositions useful for filling the voids within jacketed optical fiber cables. The compositions include about 85 to 95 parts by weight of mineral oil, 5 to 15 parts by weight of a (styrene)-(ethylene/propylene) diblock copolymer having a styrene: (ethylene/propylene) ratio of 37.5:62.5 to 27.5:72.5 and a specific gravity of about 0.90 to 0.95, optional antioxidant, and optional metal deactivator.