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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);
Michael Edward DeRosa, Painted Post, NY (US);
Kevin Robert McCarthy, Horseheads, NY (US);
Weijun Niu, Painted Post, NY (US);
David Neal Schissel, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A radiation curable composition is disclosed that includes a curable cross-linker essentially free of urethane and urea functional groups, a curable diluent, and a non-radiation curable component comprising (thio)urethane and/or urea groups. Coated optical fibers having a primary coating formed from this radiation curable composition, as well as optical fiber ribbons that contain the coated optical fibers are disclosed. Methods of making the optical fibers and ribbons are also disclosed.