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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:
Nov. 22, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lynn G Amos, Wilmington, NC (US);
Paul A Chludzinski, Wilmington, NC (US);
Heidi B Leoni, Painted Post, NY (US);
Johnnie E Watson, Hampstead, NC (US);
Richard R Williams, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65382 ; 65 2919 ; 118600 ; 118667 ; 118698 ; 118420 ; 4271632 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for controlling the diameter of a coated optical waveguide fiber. The viscosity profile of the coating material is controlled by adjusting the temperature of a portion of the coating assembly based on a measurement of the diameter of the coated fiber. By controlling the viscosity profile of the coating material, the amount of coating applied to the fiber is controlled,, thereby determining the diameter of the coated fiber.