Appeal 2007-1008
Application 10/208,861
STATEMENT OF CASE
The claims are directed to apparatus for curing a coated fiber. Claim
1 is illustrative:
1. An apparatus for curing a coated fiber, comprising:
a first coating curing stage which partially cures a first
layer of a coating of a fiber passing through said first coating
curing stage;
a second coating curing stage located on line and
downstream of said first coating curing stage to further cure
said first layer of said coating after said fiber exits said first
coating curing stage, wherein the first and second coating
curing stages are spaced apart such that the time it takes for said
fiber to pass from an exit of said first coating curing stage to an
entrance of said second coating curing stage is at least 40 msec;
a coater located downstream of said second coating
curing stage to provide a second coating layer onto said fiber,
a third coating curing stage which partially cures said
second coating layer; and
a fourth coating curing stage, located on-line and
downstream of said third coating curing stage which further
cures said second coating layer after said fiber exits said third
coating curing stage,
wherein said third and fourth coating curing stages are
spaced apart such that the time it takes for said fiber to pass
from an exit of said third coating curing stage to an entrance of
said fourth coating curing stage is at least 40 msec.
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