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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:
Apr. 23, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric G Hanson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Ronald Hiskes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christopher A Schantz, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9630 ; 350 9634 ;
Abstract
A coating is applied to an optical fiber to form a thin hermetic seal. The coating is preferably applied on-line by a process such as chemical vapor deposition. The coating retains its integrity under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure thereby expanding the range of uses of optical fibers.