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EP3951457 - VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR ASSISTED CONTROL OF OPTICAL DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  29.12.2023
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.04.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.08.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.01.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip29.12.2023Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 31.01.2024  [2024/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ranovus Inc.
11 Hines Road
Suite 101
Kanata, Ontario K2K 2X1 / CA
[2022/06]
Inventor(s)01 / CAO, Bin
Kanata, K2M 2X9 / CA
 [2022/06]
Representative(s)Richardt Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Wilhelmstraße 7
65185 Wiesbaden / DE
[2022/06]
Application number, filing date21189936.405.08.2021
[2022/06]
Priority number, dateUS20201698651306.08.2020         Original published format: US202016986513
[2022/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3951457
Date:09.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/12, H01S5/06, H01S5/12, G02F1/225, H01S5/065, H01S5/0687, G02F1/01, // G02B6/293, H01S5/026
[2022/06]
CPC:
G02F1/0147 (EP,CN); H01S3/005 (US); G02B26/02 (US);
G02F1/011 (CN); G02F1/0121 (CN); H01S3/063 (US);
H01S5/0687 (EP); B82Y20/00 (EP); G02F2201/17 (EP);
G02F2203/48 (EP); H01S5/0085 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/36]
Former [2022/06]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DURCH VARIABLES OPTISCHES DÄMPFUNGSELEMENT UNTERSTÜTZTE STEUERUNG VON OPTISCHEN VORRICHTUNGEN[2022/06]
English:VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR ASSISTED CONTROL OF OPTICAL DEVICES[2022/06]
French:COMMANDE DE DISPOSITIFS OPTIQUES ASSISTÉE PAR ATTÉNUATEUR OPTIQUE VARIABLE[2022/06]
Examination procedure01.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.08.2022Examination requested  [2022/36]
01.08.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.09.2023Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2024/05]
27.09.2023Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2024/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[YA]US2005249509  (NAGARAJAN RADHAKRISHNAN L [US], et al) [Y] 5-7,13,14 * paragraph [0096] * [A] 8,15;
 [A]US2008138088  (WELCH DAVID F [US], et al) [A] 1,9 * paragraphs [0074] , [ 183] , [ 184] *;
 [A]US7760422  (KUO YING-HAO [US], et al) [A] 1,9 * figure 2 *;
 [A]US2014321848  (SEKIGUCHI SHIGEAKI [JP]) [A] 1,9 * figures 7-11 *;
 [A]US2015316794  (HAYAKAWA AKINORI [JP]) [A] 1,9 * figures 1-2, 6A, 6B, 7 *;
 [A]US2015323743  (NICHOLSON DAVID JOHN [CA], et al) [A] 1,9 * paragraphs [0036] , [0 51] *;
 [XY]US2016218481  (AKIYAMA TOMOYUKI [JP]) [X] 1-4,8-12,15 * figures 1, 9 * * paragraphs [0009] , [0 10] , [0 44] , [0 48] - [0050] - [0 52] * [Y] 5-7,13,14;
 [A]US2017139236  (CAO BIN [CA], et al) [A] 1,9 * figures 2-3 *;
 [A]US2017229837  (CAO BIN [CA], et al) [A] 1,9 * figures 2-3 * * paragraphs [0054] - [0057] *;
 [A]US9784995  (HAUENSCHILD JUERGEN [DE], et al) [A] 1,9 * figures 1-4 *;
 [A]EP3550680  (HEWLETT PACKARD ENTPR DEV LP [US]) [A] 1,9 * paragraph [0008] ** figures 2, 5 *;
 [A]US10714895  (KRISHNAMOORTHY ASHOK V [US], et al) [A] 1,2,9,10 * figures 1A, 1B, 7 *
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