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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Draka Comteq B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Brian G. Risch, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Denise Lorraine Collado, Newton, NC (US);
Don Parris, Newton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Draka Comteq, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4401 (2013.01); G02B 6/4479 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an optical-fiber buffer tube uses a prewetting agent possessing excellent surface affinity, wetting, and interfacial adhesion with optical-fiber coatings. The prewetting agent does not pool within or leak from the resulting buffer tubes during storage or vertical installation.