Patent · US Expired

Optical glass fiber coated with cationically curable polyepoxide mixtures

US4585534A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
5References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 1983
Grant dateApr 29, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 29, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L83/06
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Freshly drawn optical glass fiber is protected by coating it with an ultraviolet-initiated, cationically curable liquid coating composition comprising a cationically curable polyepoxide, a polysiloxane carrying a plurality of hydroxyalkyl groups, and a photoinitiator and/or photosensitizer for an ultraviolet-activated cationic cure. The coatings are of low modulus and retain a low modulus at temperatures as low as -60.degree. C.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.