Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Thomas, Kavden, Horstmeyer & Risley, LLP
  • Communication cable having polypropylene copolymer jacketing material
    Patent number: 6594427
    Abstract: A jacket for an outside plant communication cable is made from a resin of an impact-modified polypropylene copolymer compounded with UV stabilizers. The resin has the characteristics of low cost, low post-extrusion shrinkage, high melting temperature and increased crush and abrasion resistance. The UV light stabilizers may include UV absorbers, quenchers, and/or hindered amine light stabilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Fitel USA Corp.
    Inventors: Lisa A. Dixon, Richard H. Norris, Richard D. Small, Phillip M. Thomas, Peter A. Weimann