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Optical fiber cooling tube

US7153115B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2003
Grant dateDec 26, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03B37/02718
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An optical fiber cooling tube includes an internal cavity through which an optical fiber passes and a set of injection passages that are distributed along the tube, open into the cavity, and are oriented in a contraflow direction relative to the direction in which the optical fiber moves.

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