Patent ID: 9517971
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: C03C,G02B

Claim Text:
1. A method of using a fiber coating machine for coating a silica-silica optical fiber, the fiber comprising a colorless acrylate dual-layer primary coating over a cladding, the fiber with said cladding and said colorless acrylate dual-layer primary coating being provided by a fiber manufacturer, the method being carried out by an end user of the fiber, the method comprising, providing said fiber comprising a colorless acrylate dual-layer primary coating over a cladding as provided by said manufacturer to said fiber coating machine; in a single pass on said fiber coating machine: applying over said colorless acrylate dual-layer primary coating a first layer of UV curable acrylate, said layer carrying a first color; and applying a second layer of UV curable acrylate on said first layer, said second layer carrying a second color different from said first color, thereby providing by said end user two layers of colored UV curable acrylate with two different colors over said colorless acrylate dual-layer primary coating of said fiber as provided by said manufacturer.