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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth J. Kelmer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Douglas E. McElheny, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/7025 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/7025 ;
Abstract
A method for threading a lead end of a fiber through the drawing apparatus of a fiber draw process. A prethread filament is fed through the apparatus of a draw process. One end of the prethread filament is then attached to the lead end of the fiber and used to pull the fiber through the apparatus of the draw process.