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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2022
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Scott Robertson Bickham, Corning, NY (US);
Randy Larue Mcclure, Corning, NY (US);
William James Miller, Horseheads, NY (US);
Christopher Allen Page, Pine City, NY (US);
Qi Wu, Painted Post, NY (US);
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for removing coatings from optical fibers. A system includes a gas source for providing gas, and a heater configured to heat the gas. The system includes a holder comprising first and second attachment features. The attachment features secure a coated optical fiber along a removal path. The system includes at least one nozzle connected to the gas source. The at least on nozzle is aimed in a nozzle direction that is towards the removal path at a pitch, such that the nozzle is non-perpendicular towards the removal path. The nozzle directs a continuous stream of the heated gas towards the coated optical fiber causing the coating of the coated optical fiber to be removed. The methods and systems may employ a second nozzle that may be offset from the first nozzle angularly and/or laterally with respect to the removal path.