Title:
FIBER COATED WITH WATER BLOCKING MATERIAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000031752
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a fiber coated with a water blocking material that includes an essentially water free dispersion comprising a superabsorbent polymer and a dispersing medium. The fibers made according to this invention may be used, for example, as fiber reinforcing material used in the manufacture of cables, and in particular in yarns for fiber optical cables that use optical light wave guides for optical communication transmissions.
Inventors:
REBOUILLAT SERGE
PFISTER FRIEDRICH V
PFISTER FRIEDRICH V
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/027558
Publication Date:
May 17, 2001
Filing Date:
November 22, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DU PONT (US)
International Classes:
H01B7/28; C03C25/10; C03C25/26; D06M13/507; D06M13/513; D06M15/00; D06M15/03; D06M15/263; D06M15/267; D06M15/285; D06M15/643; D06M15/647; D06M23/08; D06M23/10; G02B6/44; H01B7/282; H01B7/288; H01B11/00; D06M101/00; D06M101/36; C03C; D06M; G02B; H01B; (IPC1-7): H01B7/28; D06M15/03; C03C25/10; G02B6/44
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