US PATENT SUBCLASS 65 / 404
.~.~ With step of casting or forming nonfiber workpiece (e.g., molding liquid preform, shaping molten glass against a forming surface, etc.)

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65 /   HD   GLASS MANUFACTURING

376  DF  PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURING FIBERS, FILAMENTS, OR PREFORMS {18}
385  DF  .~ Process of manufacturing optical fibers, waveguides, or preforms thereof {29}
404.~.~ With step of casting or forming nonfiber workpiece (e.g., molding liquid preform, shaping molten glass against a forming surface, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 65/404

With step of casting or forming nonfiber workpiece (e.g., molding liquid preform, shaping molten glass against a forming surface, etc.):

(under subclass 385) Processes including a step of molding or casting at least some portion of the optical fiber, waveguide, preform, or associated nonfiber workpiece.

(1) Note. Casting is generally considered a process of flowing molten glass in the form of a stream into or onto molds, rolls, or tables.