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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Prysmian S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Silvio Frigerio, Milan, IT;
Lidia Terruzzi, Milan, IT;
Giovanni Villani, Milan, IT;
Corrado Castoldi, Brugherio, IT;
PRYSMIAN S.P.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method of coloring optical fibers during the optical fiber drawing that includes the steps of feeding a natural fiber coating material and a colorant to a mixer; mixing the natural fiber coating material and the colorant in the mixer to obtain a colored coating material; and supplying the colored coating material to a coating die. The feeding step includes exerting on the natural fiber coating a first gas pressure variable with at least one fiber drawing parameter; and exerting on the colorant a second gas pressure variable with at least one fiber drawing parameter.