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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Gary Alan Cummings, Castle Hayne, NC (US);
Samir Khanna, Naperville, IL (US);
Douglas Gregg Neilson, Wilmington, NC (US);
Thomas a Pedersen, Fjell, NO;
Massoud Rahiminejad, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gary Alan Cummings, Castle Hayne, NC (US);
Samir Khanna, Naperville, IL (US);
Douglas Gregg Neilson, Wilmington, NC (US);
Thomas A Pedersen, Fjell, NO;
Massoud Rahiminejad, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Wilmington, NC (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube.