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US 11,506,851 B1Granted
Cables having buffer elements formed with two-dimensional fillers
AssigneeSuperior Essex International LP
InventorsBo Xu, Christopher W. McNutt
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Abstract
Cables having buffer elements formed with two-dimensional fillers are described. A cable may include at least one optical fiber, and a buffer element may be formed around the at least one optical fiber. The buffer element may be formed from a material that includes a polypropylene-containing polymeric resin, a filler added to the polymeric resin that includes a plurality of two-dimensional particles, and an amphiphilic compatabilizer. A jacket may be formed around the at least one optical fiber and the buffer element.
Claims10
A cable comprising:
- at least one optical fiber;
- and
- a buffer element formed around the at least one optical fiber, the buffer element formed from a material comprising:
- a polymeric resin comprising polypropylene;
- a filler added to the polymeric resin and comprising a plurality of two-dimensional particles oriented in a longitudinal direction of the buffer element;
- and
- an amphiphilic compatabilizer combined with the polymeric resin and the filler;
- and
- a jacket formed around the at least one optical fiber and the buffer element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.