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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. 16, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
James W Fleming, Jr, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ; C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 12 ; 65 17 ; 501 37 ; 501 42 ; 501 54 ; 501 55 ; 501 73 ;
Abstract
Optical components using a germania-silica glass are made by a gel technique. Tetra pentyloxygermane and a silicon alkoxide are hydrolyzed to form a gel, which is subsequently dried. Optical components, including optical fibers and devices, can be made using glass prepared by this technique.