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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Horseheads, NY (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Corning, NY (US);
Pushkar Tandon, Painted Post, NY (US);
Kevin Lee Wasson, Elmira, NY (US);
Assignee:
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/025 (2006.01); C03B 37/029 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/0253 (2013.01); C03B 37/029 (2013.01); C03B 2205/10 (2013.01); C03B 2205/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical fiber draw production systems, pressure devices, and methods of fabrication of optical fiber are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of forming an optical fiber includes heating a preform to draw the optical fiber through a draw furnace, and passing the optical fiber through a pressure device while the optical fiber is still forming, wherein a pressure within the pressure device is greater than an atmospheric pressure.