EP2703860 - Female hardened optical connectors for use with hybrid receptacle [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.01.2019 Database last updated on 31.08.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.01.2018 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 20.12.2017 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.12.2017 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 24.07.2017 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 25.11.2016 | Most recent event Tooltip | 10.07.2020 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IS | published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Corning Optical Communications LLC 800 17th Street NW Hickory, NC 28601 / US | [2017/51] |
Former [2014/10] | For all designated states Corning Cable Systems LLC 800 17th Street NW Hickory NC 28602 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Barnette, Jr, Robert Elvin 1758 4th St. PL NE Hickory, NC North Carolina 28601 / US | 02 /
Tran, Hieu Vinh 6017 Castlecove Road Charlotte, NC North Carolina 28278 / US | [2014/28] |
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Barnette, Jr, Robert Elvin 1758 4th St. PL NE Hickory, NC North Carolina 28601 / US | ||
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Tran, Hieu Vinh 12609 Anglesey Court Charlotte, NC North Carolina 28278 / US | Representative(s) | Sturm, Christoph Quermann - Sturm - Weilnau Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Unter den Eichen 5 65195 Wiesbaden / DE | [2018/09] |
Former [2014/10] | Sturm, Christoph Quermann Sturm Weilnau Patentanwälte Unter den Eichen 7 65195 Wiesbaden / DE | Application number, filing date | 13181753.8 | 27.08.2013 | [2014/10] | Priority number, date | US201261695519P | 31.08.2012 Original published format: US 201261695519 P | US201313796039 | 12.03.2013 Original published format: US201313796039 | [2014/10] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2703860 | Date: | 05.03.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/10] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2703860 | Date: | 28.02.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/09] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 04.11.2013 | Classification | IPC: | G02B6/38 | [2014/10] | CPC: |
G02B6/389 (EP,US);
G02B6/381 (US);
G02B6/3869 (EP);
G02B6/3888 (EP,US);
G02B6/3849 (EP);
G02B6/38875 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2018/09] |
Former [2014/10] | AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR | Title | German: | Gehärtete weibliche optische Stecker zur Verwendung mit einem hybriden Behälter | [2014/10] | English: | Female hardened optical connectors for use with hybrid receptacle | [2014/10] | French: | Connecteurs femelle optiques durcis destinés à être utilisés avec un réceptacle hybride | [2014/10] | Examination procedure | 05.09.2014 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 05.09.2014 | Examination requested [2014/42] | 24.11.2016 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 24.03.2017 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 25.07.2017 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 17.11.2017 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 17.11.2017 | Fee for grant paid | 17.11.2017 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 21.12.2017 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 15.01.2018 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 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 24.11.2016 | Opposition(s) | 29.11.2018 | No opposition filed within time limit [2019/06] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.08.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 29.08.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 28.08.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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NO | 28.05.2018 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]WO0127660 (METHODE ELECTRONICS INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * figure 1 ** page 7, line 15 - page 8, line 6 *; | [IDA]US7090406 (MELTON STUART R [US], et al) [ID] 1,6-12,15 * abstract * * column 5, lines 7,11,12 * * column 6, lines 36-38 * * column 4, lines 50,51 * * column 10, line 7 * * figures 1,5,5b,6,13e,14a * [A] 2-5,13,14; | [A]EP2053433 (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0016] - [0021] * * figures 2,3 *; | [A]WO2012096246 (SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 2,3 * | by applicant | US6542674 | US7090406 | US7113679 |