Patent 11312650 was granted and assigned to Redwire (aerospace company) on April, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A system for precoating a preform for drawing optical fiber including a diameter sensor to determine a diameter of pulled optical fiber, a cooling system to cool the optical fiber once it is pulled from a furnace, a coating system to apply a coating to the optical fiber once it has cooled and an ultra-violet lamp to cure the coating.