Glass manufacturing – Fiber making apparatus – With means for cooling newly formed fiber – filament – or...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-25
2005-01-25
Griffin, Steven P. (Department: 1731)
Glass manufacturing
Fiber making apparatus
With means for cooling newly formed fiber, filament, or...
C065S513000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06845637
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for curing a coating applied to an optical fiber. A water-jacketed UV lamp is provided adjacent a first reflector. An optical fiber is drawn between a second reflector opposite the first reflector and at least one quartz plate, while a cross flow of a cooling gas is passed around the optical fiber. Apertures may be formed in the second reflector for passing the cooling gas while the optical fiber is passed between the second reflector and the at least one quartz plate. Alternatively, two or more quartz plates may be provided and the cooling gas and the optical fiber passed between the quartz plates. The cooling gas experiences laminar flow.
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Breeding Sammy G.
Overton Bob J.
Stupak Peter
Alcatel
Griffin Steven P.
Lopez Carlos
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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