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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2003
Christopher B. Walker, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
D. Scott Thompson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Dora M. Paolucci, Austin, TX (US);
John T. Brady, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Christopher B. Walker, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
D. Scott Thompson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Dora M. Paolucci, Austin, TX (US);
John T. Brady, White Bear Township, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A cured coating for a siliceous material, preferably an optical fiber, comprises a thermally cured polyorganosilsesquioxane having an oxide powder dispersed therein. The oxide powder has a refractive index from about 1.2 to about 2.7 and includes particles having a particle size less than about 100 nanometers. The cured coating has adhesion to the siliceous material and is transparent to ultraviolet radiation.