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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2002
Applicants:
Igor V. Khudyakov, Hickory, NC (US);
Michael B. Purvis, Hickory, NC (US);
Robert J. Overton, Lenior, NC (US);
Inventors:
Igor V. Khudyakov, Hickory, NC (US);
Michael B. Purvis, Hickory, NC (US);
Robert J. Overton, Lenior, NC (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F002/46 ; C08F002/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fast-curing, low viscosity composition for coating an optical waveguide, more specifically, an optical fiber, and optical fibers coated therewith are disclosed. The coating composition is a radiation curable composition containing: a radiation curable oligomer, a free radical photoinitiator, and a mixture of reactive diluents including a low molecular weight (meth)acrylate having tri-, tetra-, penta- or higher functionality.