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EP1756634 - PHOTONIC-BANDGAP FIBER WITH HOLLOW CORE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/09]PHOTONIC-BANDCAP FIBER WITH HOLLOW CORE
[2012/52]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.05.2014
Database last updated on 30.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip16.05.2014No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.06.2014  [2014/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Office of Technology Licensing
1705 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1106 / US
[N/P]
Former [2013/28]For all designated states
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Office of Technology Licensing 1705 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1106 / US
Former [2007/09]For all designated states
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Office of Technology Licensing 1705 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1106 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Hyang, Kyun
721 W. Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
02 / FAN, Shanhui
859 Clark Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
03 / KINO, Gordon, S.
867 Cedro Way
Stanford, CA 94305 / US
04 / SHIN, Jonghwa
126 Blackwelder Ct., Apt. 10A
Stanford, CA 94305 / US
05 / DIGONNET, Michel, J.F.
1045 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
06 / DANGUI, Vinayak
344 Olmstead Road, Apt 239
Stanford CA 94305 / US
 [2007/25]
Former [2007/09]01 / KIM, Hyang, Kyun
721 W. Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
02 / FAN, Shanhui
859 Clark Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
03 / KINO, Gordon, S.
867 Cedro Way
Stanford, CA 94305 / US
04 / SHIN, Jonghwa
126 Blackwelder Ct., Apt. 10A
Stanford, CA 94305 / US
05 / DIGONNET, Michel, J.F.
1045 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
06 / DANGUI, Vinayak
126 Blackwelder Court, Apt. 802
Palo Alto, CA 94305 / US
Representative(s)Harris, Ian Richard, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[2013/28]
Former [2007/09]Harris, Ian Richard, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date05751945.606.05.2005
[2007/09]
WO2005US16004
Priority number, dateUS20040569271P08.05.2004         Original published format: US 569271 P
US2004093875510.09.2004         Original published format: US 938755
[2007/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005111679
Date:24.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1756634
Date:28.02.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.11.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1756634
Date:10.07.2013
Language:EN
[2013/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.11.2005
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/02
[2007/09]
CPC:
G02B6/02328 (EP,US); G02B6/02338 (EP,US); G02B6/02347 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   DK,   FR,   GB [2007/22]
Former [2007/09]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:FASER MIT PHOTONISCHER BANDLÜCKE MIT HOHLEM KERN[2012/52]
English:PHOTONIC-BANDGAP FIBER WITH HOLLOW CORE[2012/52]
French:FIBRE A BANDE INTERDITE PHOTONIQUE A COEUR CREUX[2007/09]
Former [2007/09]FASER MIT PHOTONISCHER BANDKAPPE MIT HOHLEM KERN
Former [2007/09]PHOTONIC-BANDCAP FIBER WITH HOLLOW CORE
Entry into regional phase23.11.2006National basic fee paid 
23.11.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
23.11.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.03.2006Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.05.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
23.11.2006Examination requested  [2007/09]
16.01.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
17.01.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.11.2012Date of oral proceedings
12.12.2012Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
13.12.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.04.2013Fee for grant paid
08.04.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  08.07.2009
Opposition(s)11.04.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
25.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
24.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
27.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inExamination  BOUWMANS G ET AL: "Properties of a hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber at 850 nm wavelength", OPTICS EXPRESS, OSA (OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA), WASHINGTON DC, (US) LNKD- DOI:10.1364/OE.11.001613, vol. 11, no. 14, 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), pages 1613 - 1620, XP007913125, ISSN: 1094-4087

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.11.001613
   HUMBERT G ET AL: "Hollow core photonic crystal fibers for beam delivery", OPTICS EXPRESS, OSA (OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA), WASHINGTON DC, (US) LNKD- DOI:10.1364/OPEX.12.001477, vol. 12, no. 8, 1 January 2004 (2004-01-01), pages 1477 - 1484, XP007913124, ISSN: 1094-4087

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.12.001477
   K. SAITOH ET AL: "Air-core photonic band-gap fibers: the impact of surface modes", OPTICS EXPRESS, vol. 12, no. 3, 9 February 2004 (2004-02-09), pages 394, XP055044161, ISSN: 1094-4087, DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000394

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.12.000394
by applicant  N. VENKATARAMAN ET AL.: "Low loss (13 dB/km) air core photonic bandgap fibre", PROCEEDINGS OF EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, ECOC 2002, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, POSTDEADLINE SESSION 1, POSTDEADLINE PAPER PD1.1, 12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)
   C.M. SMITH ET AL.: "Low-loss hollow-core silicalair photonic bandgap fibre", NATURE, vol. 424, no. 6949, 7 August 2003 (2003-08-07), pages 657 - 659
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