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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:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jibing Lin, St. Charles, IL (US);
Eva I. Montgomery, Woodstock, IL (US);
Paul E. Snowwhite, Jr., Muskego, WI (US);
James R. Petisce, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Anton Kotesky, South Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
DSM N.V., , NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 2/510 ; C08F 2/46 ; G02B 6/02 ; G02B 6/04 ; C09D / ; C09D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 2/510 ; C08F 2/46 ; G02B 6/02 ; G02B 6/04 ; C09D / ; C09D / ;
Abstract
A radiation-curable fiber optic coating composition for an inner primary coating includes a coloring agent, preferably a dye or a dye precursor, compatible with the fiber of the fiber optic and capable of imparting a pre-selected color to the inner primary coating, or another coating. The coloring agent can be a reactive dye. Any of the dyes preferably is stabilized by a stabiliser in the colored coating layer, or, preferably, in a more exterior layer.