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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:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Marco Korsten, Eindhoven, NL;
Marc Jansen, Winteire, NL;
Eric Aloysius Kuijpers, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Draka Comteq, B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/513 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and related method for manufacturing an optical preform. The present invention embraces a novel insert tube that is strategically positioned within a quartz substrate tube during the internal vapor deposition process.