CA2529182A1 - Method and system for producing plastic optical fiber - Google Patents
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- CA2529182A1 CA2529182A1 CA002529182A CA2529182A CA2529182A1 CA 2529182 A1 CA2529182 A1 CA 2529182A1 CA 002529182 A CA002529182 A CA 002529182A CA 2529182 A CA2529182 A CA 2529182A CA 2529182 A1 CA2529182 A1 CA 2529182A1
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Classifications
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
- B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
- B29D11/00663—Production of light guides
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
- B29C48/05—Filamentary, e.g. strands
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/14—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the particular extruding conditions, e.g. in a modified atmosphere or by using vibration
- B29C48/142—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the particular extruding conditions, e.g. in a modified atmosphere or by using vibration using force fields, e.g. gravity or electrical fields
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C48/30—Extrusion nozzles or dies
- B29C48/345—Extrusion nozzles comprising two or more adjacently arranged ports, for simultaneously extruding multiple strands, e.g. for pelletising
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C48/88—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling
- B29C48/911—Cooling
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
- B29L2011/00—Optical elements, e.g. lenses, prisms
- B29L2011/0075—Light guides, optical cables
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Spinning Methods And Devices For Manufacturing Artificial Fibers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US10/461,122 US20040251567A1 (en) | 2003-06-13 | 2003-06-13 | Method and system for producing plastic optical fiber |
| US10/461,122 | 2003-06-13 | ||
| PCT/US2004/019228 WO2004113960A2 (en) | 2003-06-13 | 2004-06-10 | Method and system for producing plastic optical fiber |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2529182A1 true CA2529182A1 (en) | 2004-12-29 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002529182A Abandoned CA2529182A1 (en) | 2003-06-13 | 2004-06-10 | Method and system for producing plastic optical fiber |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US20040251567A1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1638761A2 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2007504518A (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR20060027339A (enExample) |
| CN (2) | CN1832848A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2004250659A1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2529182A1 (enExample) |
| TW (1) | TW200513373A (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2004113960A2 (enExample) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX2008013490A (es) * | 2006-04-21 | 2009-03-25 | Southwire Co | Metodo y aparato de extrusion de multiples corrientes medidas. |
| JP2008216318A (ja) * | 2007-02-28 | 2008-09-18 | Hitachi Cable Ltd | 耐熱性合成樹脂光ファイバ及びその製造方法 |
| EP2412510B1 (en) * | 2009-03-23 | 2016-07-06 | Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | Extrusion raw material feeding device and method of producing optical transmission body by using extrusion raw material feeding device |
| EP3297814B1 (en) * | 2015-05-20 | 2019-03-06 | Basf Se | Very thin tube made from tpu and its production process |
| CN106476237A (zh) * | 2016-12-05 | 2017-03-08 | 北京化工大学 | 一种梯度折射率分布聚合物光纤制备装置 |
| US20210055171A1 (en) * | 2018-01-29 | 2021-02-25 | University Of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. | Stretchable optical fibers for strain-sensitive textiles |
| JP7349203B2 (ja) * | 2019-08-14 | 2023-09-22 | シナジア メディカル | 能動的インプラント可能医療デバイス（ａｉｍｄ）のための高分子光ファイバ及びそれを使用するａｉｍｄ |
| JP6784862B1 (ja) * | 2020-03-31 | 2020-11-11 | 日東電工株式会社 | プラスチック光ファイバーの製造装置及びギヤポンプ |
| CN116026411A (zh) * | 2023-01-09 | 2023-04-28 | 华南理工大学 | 光电双模柔性纤维在压力-温度传感器中的应用 |
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| EP0130838B1 (en) * | 1983-07-02 | 1987-10-07 | Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | Method and apparatus for producing light transmitting article of synthetic resin |
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- 2003-06-13 US US10/461,122 patent/US20040251567A1/en not_active Abandoned
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2004
- 2004-06-10 CN CNA2004800225936A patent/CN1832848A/zh active Pending
- 2004-06-10 KR KR1020057023964A patent/KR20060027339A/ko not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-06-10 WO PCT/US2004/019228 patent/WO2004113960A2/en not_active Ceased
- 2004-06-10 JP JP2006533809A patent/JP2007504518A/ja active Pending
- 2004-06-10 CN CNA2004800225940A patent/CN1832849A/zh active Pending
- 2004-06-10 AU AU2004250659A patent/AU2004250659A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2004-06-10 CA CA002529182A patent/CA2529182A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2004-06-10 EP EP04776660A patent/EP1638761A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-06-11 TW TW093116922A patent/TW200513373A/zh unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN1832848A (zh) | 2006-09-13 |
| JP2007504518A (ja) | 2007-03-01 |
| EP1638761A2 (en) | 2006-03-29 |
| TW200513373A (en) | 2005-04-16 |
| KR20060027339A (ko) | 2006-03-27 |
| WO2004113960A2 (en) | 2004-12-29 |
| AU2004250659A1 (en) | 2004-12-29 |
| US20040251567A1 (en) | 2004-12-16 |
| CN1832849A (zh) | 2006-09-13 |
| WO2004113960A3 (en) | 2005-07-07 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |