AU2002225632A1 - Improved leached fiber bundle and method - Google Patents

Improved leached fiber bundle and method

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AU2002225632A1
AU2002225632A1 AU2002225632A AU2563202A AU2002225632A1 AU 2002225632 A1 AU2002225632 A1 AU 2002225632A1 AU 2002225632 A AU2002225632 A AU 2002225632A AU 2563202 A AU2563202 A AU 2563202A AU 2002225632 A1 AU2002225632 A1 AU 2002225632A1
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Prior art keywords
improved
fiber bundle
leached fiber
leached
bundle
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Abandoned
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AU2002225632A
Inventor
Paul Arsenault
Jeffrey A. Bonja
Peter Brix
Klaus Gerstner
Inka Henze
Armin Plichta
Jr. Robert A. Rubino
Dirk Schlatterbeck
Martin Sommer
Richard Strack
Michael Weisser
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Carl Zeiss AG
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Carl Zeiss AG
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Publication of AU2002225632A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002225632A1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/02—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor
    • C03B37/025—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor from reheated softened tubes, rods, fibres or filaments, e.g. drawing fibres from preforms
    • C03B37/028—Drawing fibre bundles, e.g. for making fibre bundles of multifibres, image fibres
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
    • C03C25/66—Chemical treatment, e.g. leaching, acid or alkali treatment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00163—Optical arrangements
    • A61B1/00165—Optical arrangements with light-conductive means, e.g. fibre optics
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C2218/00—Methods for coating glass
    • C03C2218/30—Aspects of methods for coating glass not covered above
    • C03C2218/355—Temporary coating
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P40/00—Technologies relating to the processing of minerals
    • Y02P40/50—Glass production, e.g. reusing waste heat during processing or shaping
    • Y02P40/57—Improving the yield, e-g- reduction of reject rates

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
AU2002225632A 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 Improved leached fiber bundle and method Abandoned AU2002225632A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

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US24919100P 2000-11-16 2000-11-16
US24919300P 2000-11-16 2000-11-16
US24919200P 2000-11-16 2000-11-16
US60249193 2000-11-16
US60249191 2000-11-16
US60249192 2000-11-16
PCT/US2001/043203 WO2002040416A1 (en) 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 Improved leached fiber bundle and method

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AU2002225632A1 true AU2002225632A1 (en) 2002-05-27

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EP (1) EP1409422B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1318335C (en)
AU (1) AU2002225632A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002040416A1 (en)

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EP1409422B1 (en) 2013-04-17
CN1474787A (en) 2004-02-11
WO2002040416A1 (en) 2002-05-23
US20040093906A1 (en) 2004-05-20
US7308807B2 (en) 2007-12-18
EP1409422A1 (en) 2004-04-21
WO2002040416A8 (en) 2002-07-04
EP1409422A4 (en) 2006-09-13
CN1318335C (en) 2007-05-30

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