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Title:
自動化された光ファイバの製造方法および装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3842734
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for automated manufacturing of optical fiber. According to one embodiment of the invention, an automated conveyor system automatically moves spools of optical fiber from one manufacturing process step to another. The spools are preferably mounted on pallets which circuit around on a plurality of non-interconnected track segments. The segments may include, for example, a segment transporting spools from draw, one or more test segments, and a shipping segment. Data-containing devices are mounted to the spool or pallet and allow data to be uploaded, downloaded and transferred as the fiber on the spool is processed and tested.

Inventors:
Guy, Patricia Sea
Henderson, Patty A
Quiche, william jay
Milliontis, Emmanuel
Reading, Bruce W
Application Number:
JP2002549601A
Publication Date:
November 08, 2006
Filing Date:
November 29, 2001
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Assignee:
CORNING INCORPORATED
International Classes:
G01M11/00; B65H67/06; C03B37/025; C03B37/03; C03B37/07; C03B37/12; C03C25/24; G02B6/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP4140278A
JP9165233A
JP2003515143A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yanagita Seiji
Go Sakuma