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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:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2002
Applicants:
Edward J. Murphy, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Nancy L. Coster, Hobart, IN (US);
Keri Lynn Unterzuber, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Christopher Todd Baker, Palatine, IL (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Murphy, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Nancy L. Coster, Hobart, IN (US);
Keri Lynn Unterzuber, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Christopher Todd Baker, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical fiber comprises a flame retardant tight-buffer coating. The tight-buffer coating has a limiting oxygen index of at least 20% and preferably has a durable tensile strength. Flame retardant, inner primary, outer primary, ink, ink base and single coatings and coating compositions as well as flame-retardant matrix materials are also provided.