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US 11,953,746 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 polyolefin resin, a filler added to the polyolefin resin that includes a plurality of two-dimensional particles, and a compatibilizer. A jacket may be formed around the at least one optical fiber and the buffer element.
Claims20
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 polyolefin resin;
- a filler added to the polyolefin resin and comprising a plurality of two-dimensional particles oriented in a longitudinal direction of the buffer element, the two-dimensional particles having respective aspect ratios of at least 10, wherein the aspect ratio of a particle is a ratio of a longest dimension of the particle taken along a surface area of the particle relative to a thickness of the particle in a dimension perpendicular to the surface area;
- and
- a compatibilizer combined with the polyolefin resin and the filler;
- and
- a jacket formed around the at least one optical fiber and the buffer element.
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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 polyolefin resin;
- a filler added to the polyolefin resin and comprising a plurality of two-dimensional particles oriented in a longitudinal direction of the buffer element;
- and
- a compatibilizer combined with the polyolefin resin and the filler, the compatibilizer comprising between 0.1 percent and 20.0 percent by weight of the material;
- 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.