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EP About this file: EP2423170

EP2423170 - Method for manufacturing a glass optical fiber preform [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.06.2014
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2014No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.07.2014  [2014/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
4-1, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8303 / JP
For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Quartz Products Co., Ltd.
Shinjuku San-Ei Building, 1-22-2
Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-Ku
Tokyo 160-0023 / JP
[2013/29]
Former [2012/09]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
8, Nishinocho Higashimukaijima Amagasaki-shi
Hyogo 660-0856 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ito, Hideaki
c/o Amagasaki, Works of Mitsubishi Cable
Industries, Ltd.
8, Nishino-cho, Higashimukojima
Amagasaki-shi
Hyogo 6600856 / JP
02 / Kon, Masataka
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
4-1, Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 1008303 / JP
03 / Kinoshita, Takaharu
c/o Amagasaki, Works of Mitsubishi Cable
Industries, Ltd.
8, Nishino-cho, Higashimukojima
Amagasaki-shi
Hyogo 6600856 / JP
04 / Nagae, Nobusada
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
4-1, Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 1008303 / JP
 [2012/10]
Representative(s)Laufhütte, Dieter, et al
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/34]Laufhütte, Dieter, et al
LORENZ - SEIDLER - GOSSEL
Widenmayerstrasse 23
80538 München / DE
Former [2012/09]Laufhütte, Dieter, et al
LORENZ - SEIDLER - GOSSEL Widenmayerstrasse 23
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date11007623.921.06.2000
[2012/09]
Priority number, dateJP1999017495422.06.1999         Original published format: JP 17495499
JP1999019051705.07.1999         Original published format: JP 19051799
[2012/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2423170
Date:29.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/09]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2423170
Date:13.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2423170
Date:21.08.2013
Language:EN
[2013/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.05.2012
ClassificationIPC:C03B37/012
[2012/09]
CPC:
C03B37/012 (KR); C03B37/0124 (EP); C03B37/01245 (EP);
Y02P40/57 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE [2013/21]
Former [2012/09]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Vorform aus Glas für optische Fasern[2012/09]
English:Method for manufacturing a glass optical fiber preform[2012/09]
French:Procédé de fabrication d'une préforme en verre pour fibre optique[2012/09]
Examination procedure19.09.2011Examination requested  [2012/09]
13.07.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.04.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2013Fee for grant paid
03.07.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP00940791.7  / EP1203755
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 (EP20000940791) is  03.08.2011
Opposition(s)22.05.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 11
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
29.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
20.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0244135  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [A] 1 * column 7, line 54 - column 8, line 42; figures 1-10; claim 1 *;
 [A]JPH08277138  (MITSUBISHI CABLE IND LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US4578096  (SIEGMUND WALTER P [US]) [A] 1 * column 2, lines 46-49; figure 4; claims 1,2 *;
 [A]WO9730944  (CORNING INC [US], et al) [A] 1 * figure 1; claim 9 *
by applicantJPS5645867B
 JPS5085345
 JPH0710580
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