Colored radiation curable coating compositions for identifying telecommunications elements and telecommunications elements coated thereby
US6782176B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4404
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is disclosed. The telecommunication element comprises an elongated communication transmission medium, such as an optical fiber or an optical fiber ribbon, and a radiation cured polymeric coating having an identifying color applied on at least a portion of the transmission medium. The identifying color in the polymeric coating is provided by chromophore molecules that are covalently bonded thereto. Coating compositions and a method are also disclosed.
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