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AU2002233941A1 - Methods and apparatus for automated manufacture of optical fiber - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus for automated manufacture of optical fiber

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AU2002233941A1
AU2002233941A1 AU2002233941A AU3394102A AU2002233941A1 AU 2002233941 A1 AU2002233941 A1 AU 2002233941A1 AU 2002233941 A AU2002233941 A AU 2002233941A AU 3394102 A AU3394102 A AU 3394102A AU 2002233941 A1 AU2002233941 A1 AU 2002233941A1
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Prior art keywords
methods
optical fiber
automated manufacture
automated
manufacture
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Abandoned
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AU2002233941A
Inventor
Patricia C Guy
Patti A Henderson
William J. Kish
Emanuel Miliotis
Bruce W. Reding
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Corning Inc
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Corning Inc
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Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/02—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H67/00—Replacing or removing cores, receptacles, or completed packages at paying-out, winding, or depositing stations
    • B65H67/06—Supplying cores, receptacles, or packages to, or transporting from, winding or depositing stations
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/02—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor
    • C03B37/025—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor from reheated softened tubes, rods, fibres or filaments, e.g. drawing fibres from preforms
    • C03B37/0253—Controlling or regulating
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/02—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor
    • C03B37/03—Drawing means, e.g. drawing drums ; Traction or tensioning devices
    • C03B37/032—Drawing means, e.g. drawing drums ; Traction or tensioning devices for glass optical fibres
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/07—Controlling or regulating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
    • B65H2701/32—Optical fibres or optical cables

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Replacing, Conveying, And Pick-Finding For Filamentary Materials (AREA)
  • Testing Of Optical Devices Or Fibers (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
  • Investigating Strength Of Materials By Application Of Mechanical Stress (AREA)
AU2002233941A 2000-12-13 2001-11-29 Methods and apparatus for automated manufacture of optical fiber Abandoned AU2002233941A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09735780 2000-12-13
US09/735,780 US20020069674A1 (en) 2000-12-13 2000-12-13 Methods and apparatus for automated manufacture of optical fiber
PCT/US2001/044584 WO2002048062A1 (en) 2000-12-13 2001-11-29 Methods and apparatus for automated manufacture of optical fiber

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US (1) US20020069674A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1399392A4 (en)
JP (1) JP3842734B2 (en)
KR (1) KR100807034B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1223538C (en)
AU (1) AU2002233941A1 (en)
BR (1) BR0116125A (en)
CA (1) CA2431642A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002048062A1 (en)

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EP1399392A1 (en) 2004-03-24
EP1399392A4 (en) 2006-06-28
BR0116125A (en) 2003-12-09
CN1223538C (en) 2005-10-19
CA2431642A1 (en) 2002-06-20
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JP3842734B2 (en) 2006-11-08
KR20040028697A (en) 2004-04-03

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