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EP1221186 - OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING A TUNABLE LASER AND METHOD OF CHARACTERISATION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  25.09.2009
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.09.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 28.10.2009  [2009/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tsunami Photonics Limited
Blocks B & D Century Court, 100 Upper George Street Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin / IE
[N/P]
Former [2002/28]For all designated states
Tsunami Photonics Limited
151 Carysfort Park
Blackrock, Co. Dublin / IE
Inventor(s)01 / O'DOWD, Ronan F.
151 Carysfort Park Blackrock
Co. Dublin / IE
 [2002/28]
Representative(s)Want, Clifford James, et al
HGF Limited
140 London Wall
London EC2Y 5DN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/10]Want, Clifford James, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote 40-43 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1JA / GB
Former [2002/28]Want, Clifford James, et al
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, 11th Floor, Tower 3, Clements Inn
London WC2A 2AZ / GB
Application number, filing date00968155.216.10.2000
[2002/28]
WO2000IB01476
Priority number, dateIE1999000086515.10.1999         Original published format: IE 990865
IE1999000102206.12.1999         Original published format: IE 991022
[2002/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0128052
Date:19.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1221186
Date:10.07.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.04.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.04.2001
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/022, H01S5/0687, G02B6/12, G02B6/28, G02B6/26
[2002/28]
CPC:
H01S5/0687 (EP,KR,US); H01S5/0625 (KR); G02B6/42 (EP,US);
G02B6/4215 (EP,US); G02B6/4286 (EP,US); H01S5/02325 (EP,US);
H01S5/11 (KR); G02B2006/12107 (EP,US); G02B6/4243 (EP,US);
G02B6/4269 (EP,US); G02B6/4271 (EP,US); G02B6/4285 (EP,US);
H01S5/005 (EP,US); H01S5/0071 (EP,US); H01S5/0617 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/28]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:EINE EINEN ABSTIMMBAREN LASER ENTHALTENDE OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND EIN VERFAHREN ZU DEREN CHARAKTERISIERUNG[2002/28]
English:OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING A TUNABLE LASER AND METHOD OF CHARACTERISATION THEREOF[2002/28]
French:DISPOSITIF OPTOELECTRONIQUE A LASER ACCORDABLE ET SON PROCEDE DE CARACTERISATION[2002/28]
Entry into regional phase19.03.2002National basic fee paid 
19.03.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
19.03.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.04.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.03.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.03.2002Examination requested  [2002/28]
22.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.05.2009Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2009/44]
09.06.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2009/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
15.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
07.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
21.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
23.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO9843327  (SIEMENS AG [DE], et al) [A] 1,2,4,6-13,21,32,34-36 * page 3, line 27 - page 13, line 18; figures 1-10 *;
 [A]EP0284908  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1,2,4,6,7,12,22,32 * column 1 - column 2, line 53 * * column 5, line 56 - column 8, line 42 * * column 9, line 37 - line 57 * * column 11, line 3 - line 6; figures 1,2 *;
 [DA]WO9940654  (ALTITUN AB [SE], et al) [DA] 1,5,32-43 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0529732  (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 1,5,16,32,36-43 * page 5, line 43 - page 8, line 2; figures 3-8 *;
 [A]EP0559192  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE [JP]) [A] 1,32,36 * abstract *;
 [XY]US4549782  (MILLER STEWART E [US]) [X] 22,24,25,27,28,30,31 * column 3, line 12 - line 52; figures 5,6 * [Y] 29;
 [X]US4575180  (CHANG DAVID B [US]) [X] 22-26,28,30,32 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0481464  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 22-26,28,30 * column 5, line 31 - column 7, line 1; figures 5-10 *;
 [Y]EP0438759  (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP [US]) [Y] 29 * column 4, line 26 - column 5, line 10 * * column 6, line 33 - line 48; figures 1-3 *
 [A]  - SCHIENLE M ET AL, "A FREQUENCY STABILIZATION ARRANGEMENT FOR DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEMS", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS,IEEE INC. NEW YORK,US, (19920501), vol. 4, no. 5, ISSN 1041-1135, pages 507 - 509, XP000272638 [A] 1-21,32,34-36 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/68.136503
 [A]  - GLANCE B ET AL, "ONE-THZ DIGITAL RANDOM ACCESS HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER PROVIDING COLD-START OPERATION FROM A FREQUENCY REFERENCE", SAN DIEGO, DEC. 2 - 5, 1990,NEW YORK, IEEE,US, (19901202), vol. -, ISBN 0-87942-632-2, pages 766 - 767, XP000220883 [A] 1,4,5,16,17,20,21,32,33,36,41 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.1990.116610
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