Radiation-curable ink composition

• Main Authors: EDWARD PAUL ZAHORA, EDWARD JOSEPH MURPHY, DAVID MICHAEL SZUM, JOHANNES CORNELIS VAN DEN BURG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.11.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; GLASS; INKS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PHYSICS; POLISHES; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

Provided is ribbon assembly having the functional capability of providing break-out of color coded coated glass fibers from said ribbon assembly. The monomers, oligomers and photoinitiator for forming the color coating on the optical glass fibers contained in the ribbon assembly have been selected to provide an average percentage of reacted acrylate unsaturation which provides a level of adhesion between a matrix material and a colored coating that is less than a level of adhesion between the colored coating and the coated optical glass fiber to provide break-out of the color coded optical glass fiber from said ribbon assembly. Also provided are colored coating compositions adapted to form colored coatings suitable for use on optical glass fibers containing in the ribbon assembly.