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EP1158323 - Large effective area waveguide fiber [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.03.2005
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.03.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.04.2005  [2005/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Corning Incorporated
1 Riverfront Plaza
Corning, NY 14831 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/48]For all designated states
CORNING INCORPORATED
1 Riverfront Plaza
Corning, N.Y. 14831 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Liu, Yanming, c/o Corning Incorporated
Patent Department, SP-TI-3-1
Corning, NY 14831 / US
02 / Newhouse, Mark Andrew, c/o Corning Incorporated
Patent Department, SP-TI-3-1
Corning, NY 14831 / US
 [2001/48]
Representative(s)Boon, Graham Anthony, et al
Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/48]Boon, Graham Anthony, et al
Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date01117167.512.01.1996
[2001/48]
Priority number, dateUS1995037878026.01.1995         Original published format: US 378780
[2001/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1158323
Date:28.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1158323
Date:28.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/18]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP1158323
Date:11.08.2004
[2004/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/16, G02B6/22
[2001/48]
CPC:
G02B6/03666 (EP,US); G02B6/02014 (EP,US); G02B6/02019 (EP,US);
G02B6/02238 (EP,US); G02B6/0281 (EP,US); G02B6/0286 (EP,US);
G02B6/03611 (EP,US); G02B6/03633 (EP,US); G02B6/03644 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2001/48]
TitleGerman:Lichtleitfaser mit grosser effektiver Fläche[2001/48]
English:Large effective area waveguide fiber[2001/48]
French:Fibre optique ayant une grande surface effective[2001/48]
Examination procedure25.07.2001Examination requested  [2001/48]
14.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.02.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.02.2004Fee for grant paid
04.02.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP96100400.9  / EP0724171
Opposition(s)31.01.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
05.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[PA]EP0689068  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [PA] 1,10 * figures 2,7,10; examples 1,3,4 *
 [XA]  - MATSUO S ET AL, "DISPERSION SHIFTED OPTICAL FIBER FOR WAVELENGTH-DIVISION-MULTIPLEXING TRANSMISSION", FUJIKURA GIHO, TOKYO, JP, (1993), ISSN 0912-2761, pages 1 - 5, XP000749816 [X] 1,2,7,8 * figures 5,8,9; table 2 * [A] 10
 [X]  - NISHIDE K ET AL, "MUM DISPERSION SHIFTED FIBERS", FUJIKURA DENSEN GIHO - FUJIKARA TECHNICAL REVIEW, TOKYO, JP, (1989), no. 18, ISSN 0429-8357, pages 1 - 7, XP000671915 [X] 1-3,5 * page 6; figures 3,4,8,14; tables 1,2 *
 [A]  - BELOV A V ET AL, "THE REALIZATION OF BROAD-BAND DISPERSION COMPENSATION USING THE MULTICLADDING WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE", PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION (EC, MONTREUX, SEPT. 12 - 16, 1993 REGULAR PAPERS, SWISS ELECTROTECHNICAL ASSOCIATION, (19930912), vol. 2, pages 349 - 352, XP000492238 [A] 7,8,10 * page 350; figure 3 *
 [A]  - CROFT T D ET AL, "LOW-LOSS DISPERSION-SHIFTED SINGLE-MODE FIBER MANUFACTURED BY THE OVD PROCESS", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE. NEW YORK, US, (19851001), vol. 3, no. 5, ISSN 0733-8724, pages 931 - 934, XP000541269 [A] 4,10 * page 931; figure 1 *
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