Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for reclaiming gas in a fiber draw furnace
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Application No.: US16299494Application Date: 2019-03-12
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Publication No.: US11236007B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias , Yunfei Shao , Xiaoyong Wang , Chunfeng Zhou
- Applicant: Corning Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US NY Corning
- Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Corning
- Priority: CN201810205268.7 20180313
- Main IPC: C03B37/029
- IPC: C03B37/029 ; C03B37/03

Abstract:
A fiber draw furnace includes a heated section configured to contain and heat a glass source from which an optical fiber is drawn. A lower extended muffle having a first end and a second end. A gas screen is coupled to the second end of the lower extended muffle configured to allow a gas to flow into the lower extended muffle. A reclaim cylinder is coupled to the lower extended muffle including an outer housing defining a reclaim chamber. A plurality of reclaim ports are tangentially coupled to the outer housing and an inner housing is positioned within the outer housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190284085A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECLAIMING GAS IN A FIBER DRAW FURNACE Public/Granted day:2019-09-19
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