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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
3sae Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Wiley, Franklin, TN (US);
Brett Clark, Whites Creek, TX (US);
John Lower, Franklin, TN (US);
Jason Troyer, Shelbyville, TN (US);
Clyde J. Troutman, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Assignee:
3SAE Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01); C03B 37/15 (2006.01); C03B 37/10 (2006.01); C03B 37/07 (2006.01); G02B 6/255 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/023 (2013.01); C03B 37/07 (2013.01); C03B 37/10 (2013.01); C03B 37/15 (2013.01); G02B 6/2551 (2013.01); G02B 6/2553 (2013.01); G02B 6/2552 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical discharge, suitable for heating optical fibers for processing, is made in a controlled partial vacuum, such that saturation of available ionizable gas molecules is reached. The workpiece temperature is thereby made to be a stably controlled function of the absolute air pressure and is insensitive to other conditions. A system and method accomplishing the foregoing are provided.