Patents Represented by Law Firm Scullv, Scott, Murphy & Presser
  • Filling compound for fiber optical cables
    Patent number: 5737469
    Abstract: Disclosed are hydrophobic compositions useful for filling the voids within jacketed optical fiber cables. The compositions include about 85 to 95 parts by weight of mineral oil, 5 to 15 parts by weight of a (styrene)-(ethylene/propylene) diblock copolymer having a styrene: (ethylene/propylene) ratio of 37.5:62.5 to 27.5:72.5 and a specific gravity of about 0.90 to 0.95, optional antioxidant, and optional metal deactivator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Witco Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Costello, Anna Debska-Chwaja, Alan Eckard, William Thalman