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Patent Inventor Names
Ben H. Wells4
Grant M. Davidson4
John Sach4
Date of Patent
June 18, 2013
Patent Application Number
12303196
Date Filed
December 11, 2007
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Patent abstract
A splittable optical fiber ribbon has a decreased propensity for fiber fallout along a longitudinal split. Fibers adjacent to a split location, called border fibers, have increased bond strength between their ink-coating and a surrounding matrix material. The bond strength is increased by first partially curing an ink that covers the border fibers, coating the partially-cured fibers with a matrix material, and then substantially fully curing the ink and the matrix material substantially simultaneously. The ribbon may include one or more grooves to enhance splitting the ribbon into subsets.
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