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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Corning OTI SpA, Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/00 ; B08B 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/00 ; B08B 3/04 ;
Abstract
A method for removing a coating ( ) from a portion of optical fiber ( ) including the steps of mechanically removing the coating ( ) from two portions of fiber ( ) of predetermined length and spaced each other of a predetermined distance, and then immersing the portion of fiber ( ) interposed between the two considered portions ( ) in a liquid solvent ( ) so as to chemically remove the coating ( ) thereof; the two portions of fiber ( ) from where the coating ( ) has been mechanically removed are held only partially dipped in the liquid solvent ( ), so that the liquid solvent ( ) is prevented from reaching the portions of the fiber ( ) outside the liquid solvent ( ) by capillary action through the coating.