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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas P. Calta, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael J. Messerly, Danville, CA (US);
Corie A. Horwood, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/025 (2006.01); C03C 25/10 (2018.01); C03C 25/1065 (2018.01); C03C 25/106 (2018.01); C03C 25/105 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 25/109 (2013.01); C03B 37/025 (2013.01); C03C 25/105 (2013.01); C03C 25/1063 (2018.01); C03C 2217/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods that provide coats on a glass optical fiber including of an inner layer and an outer layer. The method includes two steps. First, a conductive polymer coating is applied to the optical fiber as it is being produced. Second, a protective coating is applied to that conductive polymer coating. The conductive polymer coating is applied immediately after the fiber is drawn from preform to fiber.