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System and method for manufacturing optical fiber

US10899651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

MADE IN SPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

Jan Clawson · Mountain View, US
Robert White · Morristown, US
Nate Pickslay · Mountain View, US
Michael Snyder · Jacksonville, US
Geoffrey York Powers · Houston, US
Noah Paul-Gin · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2018
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC03B2205/82
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A preform material including a starter tip to facilitate an initial fiber draw from the preform within a furnace, wherein the tip comprises a vacuum-sealed tip to receive a plastic grip which attached to an end of a preform.

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