METHOD OF MAKING OPTICAL FIBERS - Patent 1073920

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EP 1 073 920 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(21)	Application number: 99917390.9

(22)	Date of filing: 09.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 6/02, C03B 37/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9907/845

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9954/763 (28.10.1999 Gazette 1999/43)

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

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Priority:

22.04.1998 US 82699 P

(71)	Applicant: Corning Incorporated
	Corning, New York 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