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Fiber for optical communications
Assignee: Daicel Corp
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Filing: 1979-04-02
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Granted: 1981-09-08
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Expires: 1999-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A low-loss optical fiber core for optical communications is covered with at least one layer of a polylaurolactam copolymer composed of 20 to 98 parts by weight of laurolactam and 80 to 2 parts by weight of a polyamide-forming monomer other than laurolactam, said copolymer having a melting point within a range of 100 DEG C. to 170 DEG C.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadashi Takeuchi
- 👤 Taiji Yamabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:27
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C25/00; C03C25/10; C03C25/104; C03C25/106; C03C25/1065; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4402; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2962; Y10T428/2964
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A fiber for optical communication comprising a low-loss optical fiber core for optical communication, said core being covered with at least one coating layer of a polylaurolactam copolymer, said copolymer consisting essentially of 20 to 98 parts by weight of laurolactam and 80 to 2 parts by weight of one or more polyamide-forming monomers different from laurolactam, said polyamide-forming monomers being selected from the group consisting of lactams having 4 to 16 carbon atoms, amino carboxylic acids having 4 to 16 carbon atoms and salts of alkylene (C 4 -C 16 ) diamines and alkylene (C 4 -C 16 ) dicarboxylic acids, said copolymer having a melting point within the range of 100° C. to 170° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A fiber for optical communication comprising a low-loss optical fiber core for optical communication, said core being covered with at least one coating layer of a polylaurolactam copolymer, said copolymer consisting essentially of 20 to 98 parts by weight of laurolactam and 80 to 2 parts by weight of one or more polyamide-forming monomers different from laurolactam, said polyamide-forming monomers being selected from the group consisting of lactams having 4 to 16 carbon atoms, amino carboxylic acids having 4 to 16 carbon atoms and salts of alkylene (C 4 -C 16 ) diamines and alkylene (C 4 -C 16 ) dicarboxylic acids, said copolymer having a melting point within the range of 100° C. to 170° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1 in which said layer further contains up to 20 parts of a plasticizer and/or another synthetic resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1, in which said core is coated with only one polylaurolactam copolymer layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1, in which said core is additionally coated with one or more additional layers composed of a thermoplastic resin different from said polylaurolactam copolymer, said additional layer or layers being coated on either the inside or the outside of the polylaurolactam copolymer layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 4, in which said core is coated with two layers, the outer layer being composed of said polylaurolactam copolymer and the inner layer being composed of another resin composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1 in which said copolymer has a relative viscosity in a range of from 1.5 to 2.4, measured in a 0.5 wt.% solution thereof in m-cresol at 25° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1, in which said core is coated with three layers, the innermost layer consisting essentially of silicone resin, the intermediate layer consisting essentially of said polylaurolactam copolymer and the outermost layer consisting essentially of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1 in which said copolymer consists of a copolymer of 80 parts by weight of laurolactam and 20 parts by weight of caprolactam.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1 in which said copolymer consists of a copolymer of 80 parts by weight of laurolactam and 20 parts by weight of a salt of hexamethylenediamine and dodecane dicarboxylic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1 in which said copolymer consists of a copolymer of 34 parts by weight of laurolactam, 33 parts by weight of caprolactam and 33 parts by weight of hexamethylenediamine adipate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A fiber for optical communication as claimed in claim 1 in which said core is coated with two layers, the inner layer consisting essentially of silicone resin and the outer layer consisting essentially of said polylaurolactam copolymer.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-09-07 | 1985-03-09 | 1985-09-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-09-07 | 1989-03-09 | 1989-09-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-09-07 | 1993-03-09 | 1993-09-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |