Corning Incorporated

Larry Gleason Hubbard, Jr

James Scott Sutherland

Ji Wang

Daniel Robert Boughton

James Gerard Fagan

According to some embodiments method for making an optical fiber preform comprises the steps of: (i) placing a plurality of rods with an outer surface having a coefficient of friction 0.02&#x2264;COF&#x2264;0.3 into an inner cavity of an apparatus; (ii) placing particulate glass material in the inner cavity between the rods and an inner wall of the mold cavity; and (iii) applying pressure against the particulate glass material to press the particulate glass material against the plurality of rods.

Method of making optical fiber preform with pressed soot

A method of making a fluidic device is provided. The method includes locating a meltable sheet material on a face of an extruded body including extended cells therein. At least some of the cells are interconnected by melting the sheet material such that the melted sheet material flows into the at least some of the cells to form a fluidic passage through the body defined within the at least some of the cells. The fluidic passageway may have a longitudinally serpentine path back and forth along the at least some of the cells.

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Horseheads, NY, United States of America

Larry Gleason Hubbard, Jr