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EP3646072 - COMPACT FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING MULTIPLE CONNECTOR FOOTPRINTS, ALONG WITH CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.04.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.01.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  03.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip11.11.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Corning Research & Development Corporation
One Riverfront Plaza
Corning, New York 14831 / US
[2020/19]
Inventor(s)01 / ROSSON, Joel Christopher
280 44th Avenue Circle NW
Hickory, NC 28601 / US
 [2020/19]
Representative(s)Sturm, Christoph
Patentanwälte Sturm Weilnau Franke
Partnerschaft mbB
Unter den Eichen 5 (Haus C-Süd)
65195 Wiesbaden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/19]Sturm, Christoph
Quermann Sturm Weilnau
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Unter den Eichen 5
65195 Wiesbaden / DE
Application number, filing date17817567.530.11.2017
[2020/19]
WO2017US63953
Priority number, dateUS201762526011P28.06.2017         Original published format: US 201762526011 P
US201762526018P28.06.2017         Original published format: US 201762526018 P
US201762526195P28.06.2017         Original published format: US 201762526195 P
[2020/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019005192
Date:03.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3646072
Date:06.05.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/38, G02B6/44
[2020/19]
CPC:
G02B6/3879 (EP,US); G02B6/3825 (EP,US); G02B6/3826 (EP,US);
G02B6/3831 (EP,US); G02B6/3837 (EP,US); G02B6/3841 (EP,US);
G02B6/3843 (EP,US); G02B6/3851 (EP,US); G02B6/3869 (US);
G02B6/387 (US); G02B6/3871 (EP,US); G02B6/3873 (US);
G02B6/3885 (US); G02B6/3893 (EP,US); G02B6/3897 (EP,US);
G02B6/381 (US); G02B6/3821 (US); G02B6/3849 (EP,US);
G02B6/3887 (EP,US); G02B6/3889 (US); G02B6/389 (US);
G02B6/3895 (EP,US); G02B6/4262 (US); G02B6/4401 (EP,US);
G02B6/4446 (US); G02B6/4471 (EP,US); G02B6/4472 (US);
G02B6/4477 (US); G02B6/4479 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2020/19]
TitleGerman:KOMPAKTE FASEROPTISCHE VERBINDER MIT MEHREREN VERBINDERGRUNDFLÄCHEN, GEMEINSAM MIT KABELANORDNUNGEN UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2020/19]
English:COMPACT FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING MULTIPLE CONNECTOR FOOTPRINTS, ALONG WITH CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME[2020/19]
French:CONNECTEURS DE FIBRES OPTIQUES COMPACTS À ENCOMBREMENTS MULTIPLES DE CONNECTEURS, ET ENSEMBLES DE CÂBLES ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION[2020/19]
Entry into regional phase24.01.2020National basic fee paid 
24.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
24.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/19]
24.01.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.12.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
10.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
08.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
10.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
14.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
11.11.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[YA]US5212752  (STEPHENSON DANIEL L [US], et al);
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 [XY]US2012252244  (ELKINS II ROBERT BRUCE [US], et al);
 [YA]WO2016095213  (TYCO ELECTRONICS SHANGHAI CO LTD [CN], et al);
 [YA]US2016209599  (VAN BAELEN DAVID JAN IRMA [BE], et al)
by applicantUS6579014
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