DE69829848D1 - Strahlungshärtbare beschichtungszusammensetzungen für optische glasfasern mit verminderter vergilbung und schneller aushärtung - Google Patents
Strahlungshärtbare beschichtungszusammensetzungen für optische glasfasern mit verminderter vergilbung und schneller aushärtungInfo
- Publication number
- DE69829848D1 DE69829848D1 DE69829848T DE69829848T DE69829848D1 DE 69829848 D1 DE69829848 D1 DE 69829848D1 DE 69829848 T DE69829848 T DE 69829848T DE 69829848 T DE69829848 T DE 69829848T DE 69829848 D1 DE69829848 D1 DE 69829848D1
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- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- agency
- radiation
- reduced
- glass fibers
- coating compositions
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
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Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
- C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
- C03C25/10—Coating
- C03C25/104—Coating to obtain optical fibres
- C03C25/1065—Multiple coatings
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
- C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
- C03C25/10—Coating
- C03C25/104—Coating to obtain optical fibres
- C03C25/106—Single coatings
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
- C09D4/00—Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, based on organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond ; Coating compositions, based on monomers of macromolecular compounds of groups C09D183/00 - C09D183/16
- C09D4/06—Organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond in combination with a macromolecular compound other than an unsaturated polymer of groups C09D159/00 - C09D187/00
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
- Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
- Y10T428/2933—Coated or with bond, impregnation or core
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
- Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
- Y10T428/2933—Coated or with bond, impregnation or core
- Y10T428/2938—Coating on discrete and individual rods, strands or filaments
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
- Y10T428/31551—Of polyamidoester [polyurethane, polyisocyanate, polycarbamate, etc.]
- Y10T428/31645—Next to addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
- Surface Treatment Of Glass Fibres Or Filaments (AREA)
- Paints Or Removers (AREA)
- Macromonomer-Based Addition Polymer (AREA)
- Polymerisation Methods In General (AREA)
- Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
- Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US5003397P | 1997-06-18 | 1997-06-18 | |
US50033P | 1997-06-18 | ||
PCT/NL1998/000351 WO1998057902A1 (en) | 1997-06-18 | 1998-06-18 | Radiation-curable optical fiber coatings having reduced yellowing and fast cure speed |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69829848D1 true DE69829848D1 (de) | 2005-05-25 |
DE69829848T2 DE69829848T2 (de) | 2006-01-12 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE1998629848 Expired - Fee Related DE69829848T2 (de) | 1997-06-18 | 1998-06-18 | Strahlungshärtbare Beschichtungen für Lichtleitfasern mit verminderter Ver- gilbung und rascher Härtungsgeschwindigkeit |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (2) | US6187835B1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP0989963B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP4236288B2 (de) |
AU (1) | AU8132398A (de) |
DE (1) | DE69829848T2 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1998057902A1 (de) |
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- 1998-06-18 DE DE1998629848 patent/DE69829848T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-06-18 US US09/099,198 patent/US6187835B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-06-18 JP JP50420899A patent/JP4236288B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-06-18 WO PCT/NL1998/000351 patent/WO1998057902A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-06-18 EP EP19980931123 patent/EP0989963B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US20010025062A1 (en) | 2001-09-27 |
JP2002504959A (ja) | 2002-02-12 |
AU8132398A (en) | 1999-01-04 |
EP0989963A1 (de) | 2000-04-05 |
JP4236288B2 (ja) | 2009-03-11 |
WO1998057902A1 (en) | 1998-12-23 |
DE69829848T2 (de) | 2006-01-12 |
US6187835B1 (en) | 2001-02-13 |
EP0989963B1 (de) | 2005-04-20 |
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