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OwnerKarl H. Buchanan, Glen B. Cook +11inventors
InventorsKarl H. Buchanan, Glen B. Cook, Charles M. Darcangelo, Ronald W. Davis JR., Patrick Gedeon, Suresh T. Gulati, Michael D. Harris, Michael P Hobczuk, Jeffrey M. King, Robert Sabia, Gary G Squier, Betty J. Sterlace, Elizabeth M. Vileno
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Methods of bonding glass articles that are subsequently drawn into sheets, rods, fibers, etc. are disclosed. Bonding is achieved without use of adhesives or high temperature fusion. The invention is particularly useful for bonding optical fiber preforms prior to drawing of the optical fiber.
A method of manufacturing a glass article comprising:
A method of manufacturing an optical fiber preform assembly comprising a step of:
The method of 17, further including a step of providing a moist surface on the ends of the preforms.
A method of forming an optical fiber comprising the steps of:
A method of forming an optical fiber comprising;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.