METHOD OF MAKING OPTICAL FIBERS - Patent 0835227

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EP 0 835 227 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	15.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/16

(21)	Application number: 97927608.0

(22)	Date of filing: 21.04.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G02B 6/ 028^{( . )}
C03B 37/ 018^{( . )}

C03B 37/ 012^{( . )}
C03B 37/ 027^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/006924

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/041076 (06.11.1997 Gazette 1997/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

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Priority:

29.04.1996 US 19960016435P

(71)	Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
	Corning, N.Y. 14831 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	BERKEY, George, E. Pine City, NY 14871 (US)

(74)	Representative: Boon, Graham Anthony
	Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

(54)	METHOD OF MAKING OPTICAL FIBERS