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US 11,107,607 B2Granted
Foamed polycarbonate separators and cables thereof
AssigneeGeneral Cable Technologies Corporation
InventorsSrinivas Siripurapu, Scott M. Brown, Stephen A. Thwaites
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Abstract
A cable separator includes a body, and the body includes a polycarbonate-based material that is at least a partially foamed. Cables and methods of manufacturing such cables having a separator are also provided.
Claims17
A communication cable comprising:
- a cable separator comprising an extruded body extending along the length of the cable, wherein the body is formed from a polycarbonate-based material, wherein the polycarbonate-based material comprises a polycarbonate copolymer, wherein the polycarbonate copolymer comprises polycarbonate-siloxane copolymer, wherein the polycarbonate-based material is at least partially foamed, and wherein the at least partially foamed polycarbonate-based material has a foam rate of about 25% to about 40%.
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