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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:
Oct. 03, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas R Au Coin, Ocean, NJ (US);
Sam Di Vita, West Long Branch, NJ (US);
Melvin J Wade, Howell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 / ; 427163 ;
Abstract
The mechanical strength of an optical fiber is maintained by coating the er with an inorganic ceramic material that is impervious to both moisture and chemically corrosive environments. The ceramic coating is applied immediately after the fiber is drawn.