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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:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph C Meabon, Castle Hayne, NC (US);
Michelle R Tuzzolo, Wrightsville Beach, NY (US);
Eric H Urruti, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65384 ; 65430 ; 65423 ; 6537412 ;
Abstract
A method for applying a carbon coating to an optical fiber wherein the build up of reaction by-products within the reactor is reduced by providing cooler reactors walls, dual fiber exit ports with different inside diameters, and gas shielding at one fiber exit port.