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US 12,110,396 B2Granted
Gel compositions
AssigneeUnigel IP Limited
InventorsScott Allen, Adrian Chisholm, Mukhtiar Singh Sohal, Ivan Tory
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Abstract
This invention relates to gel compositions for filling cables, such as communication cables, in particular to gel compositions containing microspheres, to cables comprising said gels, and to methods of preparing such gel.
Claims16
A composition for use as a cable filler, comprising a dispersion of compressible hollow microspheres in a gel, the gel comprising:
- a base oil comprising a minimum of 80% bio-based oil;
- and an organic polymeric gelling agent comprising a styrene block copolymer, wherein the composition comprises from 50-99 wt % base oil and from 1 to 10 wt % of the organic polymeric gelling agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.