The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuyuki Tsuneishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Iwamura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ; C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65377 ; 65381 ; 65382 ; 65484 ; 65486 ; 65491 ; 364473 ; 356 731 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for detecting irregular portions of an optical fiber which arise due to microscopic bubbles, bruises, and the like during an optical fiber drawing process. The present invention operates by varying the pulling rate of a pulling capstan based on feeding back measurements of the external diameter of the optical fiber to the pulling capstan. The ratio of a given pulling rate variation to a predetermined time period is then computed. The computed ratio is then compared to a previously specified value.