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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2017
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
John Michael Jewell, Wilmington, NC (US);
Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Horseheads, NY (US);
Robert Walter Nason, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Wilmington, NC (US);
Edward Barry Richter, Wilmington, NC (US);
Daniel Paul Veber, Wilmington, NC (US);
Chunfeng Zhou, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber production system is provided which includes a slow-cooling device and a purge device positioned above the slow-cooling device. The purge device includes a tube defining an inlet. An optical fiber extends through the slow-cooling device and the purge device. The purge device is configured to inject a purge gas through the inlet and against the optical fiber.