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EP About this file: EP0038023

EP0038023 - Fiber optic directional coupler [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  19.07.1984
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.07.2007Change - inventorpublished on 08.08.2007  [2007/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Office of Technology and Licensing
105 Encina Hall
Stanford University
Stanford
California 94305 / US
[N/P]
Former [1983/22]For all designated states
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Office of Technology and Licensing, 105 Encina Hall, Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305 / US
Former [1981/42]For all designated states
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Encina Trailer
Stanford, California 94305 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Shaw, Herbert John
719 Alvarado Drive
Stanford California 94305 / US
02 / Bergh, Ralph Alan
809 Northampton Drive
Palo Alto California 94303 / US
[1981/42]
Representative(s)Rushton, Ronald, et al
SOMMERVILLE & RUSHTON 11 Holywell Hill St. Albans
Hertfordshire AL1 3EZ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1983/04]Rushton, Ronald, et al
SOMMERVILLE & RUSHTON 11 Holywell Hill
St. Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3EZ / GB
Former [1982/52](deleted)
Former [1981/42]Ebbinghaus, Dieter, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte v. Füner, Ebbinghaus, Finck Mariahilfplatz 2 & 3
D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date81102667.308.04.1981
[1981/42]
Priority number, dateUS1980013951111.04.1980         Original published format: US 139511
[1981/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0038023
Date:21.10.1981
Language:EN
[1981/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0038023
Date:07.04.1982
Language:EN
[1982/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.02.1982
ClassificationIPC:G02B7/26
[1981/42]
CPC:
G02B6/3536 (EP,US); G02B6/28 (KR); G02B6/2826 (EP,US);
G02B6/283 (EP,US); G02B6/35 (KR); G02B6/3594 (EP,US);
Y10S359/90 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   FR,   GB,   LI,   NL,   SE [1981/42]
TitleGerman:Faseroptische Richtungskupplung[1981/42]
English:Fiber optic directional coupler[1981/42]
French:Couplage directionnel à fibre optique[1981/42]
File destroyed:14.07.1990
Examination procedure05.10.1982Examination requested  [1982/50]
01.09.1983Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.01.1984Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.04.1984Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.07.1984Application withdrawn by applicant  [1984/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.04.1983Renewal fee patent year 03
06.04.1984Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - Electronics Letters, Vol. 16, No. 7, March 1980, Hitchin, Herts (GB) R.A. BERGH et al.: "Single-Mode Fibre Optic Directional Coupler"pages 260-261
 [X]  - Electronics Letters, Vol. 14, No. 5, March 1978, Hitchin, Herts (GB) Y. TSUJIMOTO et al.: "Fabrication of Low-Loss 3dB Couplers with Multimode Optical Fibres"pages 157-158
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