US4953945A
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Transmission protective coated optical fiber tape
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp
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Filing: 1988-06-02
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Granted: 1990-09-04
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Expires: 2008-06-02
Abstract
Abstract In a coated optical fiber tape comprises a plurality of optical fibers each having a coating and being aligned parallel in the same plane, a common coating layer covering the array of the optical fibers, and a peelable cured coating layer being provided between each of the coatings on the optical fibers and the common coating layer to prevent the latter from being bonded or urged to said coatings on the optical fibers, the improvement wherein the peelable cured coating layer has a compression modulus of elasticity of at least 5 kg/mm 2 but not exceeding 300 kg/mm 2 .
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Nishimura
- 👤 Masaaki Nakasuji
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:01
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4403
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A coated optical fiber tape comprising: a plurality of optical fibers each having a coating and being aligned parallel in the same plane, a common coating layer covering the area of said optical fibers, and a peelable cured coating layer being provided between each of the coatings on the optical fibers and said common coating layer to prevent the latter from being bonded to said coatings on the optical fibers, said peelable cured coating layer comprising a material having a compression modulus of elasticity of at least 5 kg/mm 2 but not exceeding 300 kg/mm 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A coated optical fiber tape comprising: a plurality of optical fibers each having a coating and being aligned parallel in the same plane, a common coating layer covering the area of said optical fibers, and a peelable cured coating layer being provided between each of the coatings on the optical fibers and said common coating layer to prevent the latter from being bonded to said coatings on the optical fibers, said peelable cured coating layer comprising a material having a compression modulus of elasticity of at least 5 kg/mm 2 but not exceeding 300 kg/mm 2 .
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