CPC Main Group Additional Only
C03B 2205/00 Fibre drawing or extruding details
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- C03B 2205/02 Upward drawing
- C03B 2205/04 Non-vertical drawing
- C03B 2205/06 Rotating the fibre fibre about its longitudinal axis
- C03B 2205/08 Sub-atmospheric pressure applied, e.g. vacuum
- C03B 2205/10 pressurised
- C03B 2205/12 Drawing solid optical fibre directly from a hollow preform
- C03B 2205/20 Irradiation of the base fibre during drawing to modify waveguide properties
- C03B 2205/30 Means for continuous drawing from a preform
- C03B 2205/32 Simultaneous drawing of multiple preforms to separate multiple fibres
- C03B 2205/40 Monitoring or regulating the draw tension or draw rate
- C03B 2205/42 Drawing at high speed, i.e. > 10 m/s
- C03B 2205/44 Monotoring or regulating the preform feed rate
- C03B 2205/45 Monotoring or regulating the preform neck-down region with respect to position or shape
- C03B 2205/46 Monotoring or regulating the preform position with respect to the draw axis
- C03B 2205/47 Shaping the preform draw bulb before or during drawing
- C03B 2205/50 Cooling the drawn fibre using liquid coolant prior to coating, e.g. indirect cooling via cooling jacket
- C03B 2205/55 Cooling or annealing the drawn fibre prior to coating using a series of coolers or heaters
- C03B 2205/56 Annealing or re-heating the drawn fibre prior to coating
- C03B 2205/57 Recovering, recycling or purifying the coolant, e.g. helium
- C03B 2205/60 Optical fibre draw furnaces
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CORNING US 9,559
- SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FR 3,824
- NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY JP 2,792
- SCHOTT DE 2,029
- AGC JP 1,938
- ASAHI GLASS COMPANY JP 1,679
- CORNING 1,650
- NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY 1,501
- A G C 1,049
- O-I (OWENS-ILLINOIS) US 1,027