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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:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher W McNutt, Newton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel NA Cable Systems, Inc., Claremont, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427513 ; 427169 ; 4273742 ; 427379 ; 427493 ; 427495 ; 427512 ; 427514 ; 427541 ; 427558 ; 427595 ;
Abstract
To color code optical fibers, a ultraviolet light curable ink is mixed with a carrier fluid. The mixture is then applied to a horizontally moving optical fiber by an ink applicator using a rigid applicator die. The fiber then passes through a convection oven to evaporate the carrier fluid and a ultraviolet light radiator to cure the ultraviolet light curable ink.