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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6338259 | Cooling apparatus used in fabrication of optical fiber preform An apparatus and process for cooling a quartz tube used in fabrication of an optical fiber preform by modified chemical vapor deposition. The apparatus has a nozzle ring supplied with a coolant. The nozzle ring has at least two vent sections that are be s... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6321573 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing a porous SiO2 preform In a known process for the manufacture of an elongated porous SiO2 preform, SiO2 particles are deposited on the mantle surface of a cylindrical carrier rotating about its longitudinal axis. The SiO2 particles are formed by... | 11/27/2001 |
| 4566890 | Self purging fin cooler A self purging fin cooler for use with a glass fiber forming bushing assembly is disclosed. A fin cooler header block is provided with a flow channel for coolant flow and a separate flow channel for cleaning liquid flow. A plurality of cleaning liquid dis... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4477273 | Method of and apparatus for straightening and configuring a preform tube from which lightguide fiber is drawn A preform from which lightguide fiber is drawn is made by depositing optically suitable layers of doped silicon dioxide on an inner wall of a rotating glass substrate tube which is exposed to a moving zone of heat during a deposition mode and during a col... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4329163 | Method for forming and treating kinky fibers from glass The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for processing heat-softenable materials, such as glass, to form fibers or filaments from the streams of material and more particularly effecting successive distortions, oscillations or vibrations of the s... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4300929 | Method for forming glass fibers A method of producing glass fibers is disclosed in which two streams of air are introduced into contact with the newly formed strands, one stream being introduced between the bushing and the size applicator and a second stream being introduced between the... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4274855 | Method and apparatus for forming and treating kinky fibers from glass The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for processing heat-softenable materials, such as glass, to form fibers or filaments from the streams of material and more particularly effecting successive distortions, oscillations or vibrations of the s... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4230471 | Suppression of pollution in mineral fiber manufacture Methods and equipment are disclosed for production of mineral fibers, by attenuation, involving the use of a substantial volume of gas, in which water is also employed at least in a fiber binder, the methods and equipment providing for recirculation of mo... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4145199 | Method and apparatus for forming kinky fibers from heat-softenable material The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for processing heat-softenable materials, such as glass, to form fibers or filaments from streams of the material and particularly a method of and apparatus for effecting successive distortions, oscillatio... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4141709 | Bushing environmental control A method is disclosed for controlling the environment below a glass fiber forming bushing. A fog or mist is created below the bushing by forming an air vortex in front of the bushing which carries water or another liquid cooling fluid upwardly towards the... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4111672 | Method and apparatus for suppression of pollution in mineral fiber manufacture Methods and equipment are disclosed for production of mineral fibers, by attenuation, involving the use of a substantial volume of gas, in which water is also employed at least in a fiber binder, the methods and equipment providing for recirculation of mo... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4105424 | Method and apparatus for suppression of pollution in mineral fiber manufacture Methods and equipment are disclosed for production of mineral fibers, by attenuation, involving the use of a substantial volume of gas, in which water is also employed at least in a fiber binder, the methods and equipment providing for recirculation of mo... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4071341 | Apparatus for forming glass fibers An apparatus for producing glass fibers is disclosed. The glass filaments are passed across a gathering shoe which may reciprocate in a path such that, when extended, the gathering shoe positions the filaments such that they are out of contact with the ap... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4050916 | Method and apparatus for forming kinky fibers from glass The disclosure embraces a method of and apparatus for processing heat-softenable materials, such as glass, to form fibers or filaments from streams of the material and particularly a method of and apparatus for effecting successive distortions, oscillatio... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4013433 | Method and apparatus for preparing container packages of glass strand A method and apparatus for forming containerized packages of glass strand is disclosed. The apparatus includes a novel attenuator for forming glass strand comprising a pair of double gear belts between which the strand is pulled, a pair of deflectors for ... | 03/22/1977 |
