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AssigneeIllumina, Inc.
InventorsMartin Putnam, Michel Perbost, Robert Brucato
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The present invention provides a filament with an easily removable protective coating as well as a method and apparatus for applying the protective coating to the filament during a draw process that can be easily removed with a reasonably benign solvent such as water, or if necessary, acetone or ethanol. The protective coating is water-soluble and can be easily dissolved in-line with a spooling process. The coating material may include a water-soluble “wax-like” material called Aquabond 65, distributed by Aquabond Technologies, as well as other grades of Aquabond such Aquabond 55 and Aquabond 85, which behave essentially the same but are dissolved at different temperatures.
A method for applying a protective coating to a filament during a draw process, wherein the protective coating is made of a material that is easily removed with a benign solvent such as water, or if necessary, acetone or ethanol.
Apparatus for removing a protective coating applied to a filament made of a material that is easily removed with a benign solvent such as water, or if necessary, acetone or ethanol, comprising
A coated filament, comprising:
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