Colored, radiation-curable composition
US7414081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S522/905
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Radiation-curable compositions, and methods of making the same, for providing a wide variety of substrates with a durable, colored coating or colorant are disclosed. The color is at least in part provided by chromophore molecules that are covalently bonded to other components within the radiation-curable composition. A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is also 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.
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