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EP0074788 - Fiber coupler temperature tranducer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1983/12]Fiber coupler tranducer
[1989/22]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.03.1990
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.1999Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU
published on 29.12.1999 [1999/52]
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 [1983/12]For all designated states
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
900 Welch Road, Suite 350
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1850 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Shaw, Herbert John
719 Alvarado Row
Stanford California 94305 / US
02 / Digonnet, Michel J. F.
1070 Cloud Avenue
Menlo Park California 94025 / US
[1983/12]
Representative(s)Rushton, Ronald, et al
Sommerville & Rushton, 45 Grosvenor Road
St. Albans, Herts AL1 3AW / GB
[N/P]
Former [1984/42]Rushton, Ronald, et al
SOMMERVILLE & RUSHTON 11 Holywell Hill
St. Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1EZ / GB
Former [1983/12]Rushton, Ronald
SOMMERVILLE & RUSHTON 11 Holywell Hill
St. Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3EZ / GB
Application number, filing date82304704.808.09.1982
[1983/12]
Priority number, dateUS1981030095410.09.1981         Original published format: US 300954
US1981030095610.09.1981         Original published format: US 300956
[1983/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0074788
Date:23.03.1983
Language:EN
[1983/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0074788
Date:03.08.1983
Language:EN
[1983/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0074788
Date:31.05.1989
Language:EN
[1989/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.06.1983
ClassificationIPC:G01D5/26, G01D5/32, G01K11/12
[1989/22]
CPC:
G01D5/32 (EP); G01K11/00 (KR); G01D5/268 (EP);
G01K11/32 (EP); G02B6/2826 (EP); G02B6/283 (EP)
Former IPC [1983/24]G02B7/26, G01D5/26
Former IPC [1983/12]G02B7/26
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1983/12]
TitleGerman:Umwandler bestehend aus Kupplung für optische Fasern[1983/12]
English:Fiber coupler temperature tranducer[1989/22]
French:Transducteur comprenant un coupleur à fibre optique[1989/22]
Former [1983/12]Fiber coupler tranducer
Former [1983/12]Transducteur à coupleur avec fibre optique
MiscellaneousEPB 1989/22: Divisional application 85202092 filed on 17.12.85
Examination procedure16.01.1984Examination requested  [1984/13]
28.05.1985Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.11.1985Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
02.01.1987Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.05.1987Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
24.11.1987Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.1988Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
25.11.1988Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
29.11.1988Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.02.1989Fee for grant paid
18.02.1989Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP85202092.4  / EP0184270
Opposition(s)01.03.1990No opposition filed within time limit [1990/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.09.1984Renewal fee patent year 03
06.09.1985Renewal fee patent year 04
03.09.1986Renewal fee patent year 05
15.09.1987Renewal fee patent year 06
26.08.1988Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.05.1989
BE31.05.1989
SE31.05.1989
LU30.09.1989
[1999/52]
Former [1991/08]AT31.05.1989
BE31.05.1989
SE31.05.1989
Former [1990/09]AT31.05.1989
SE31.05.1989
Former [1989/36]SE31.05.1989
Documents cited:Search[Y]JP53091752  ;
 [A]JP54118255  ;
 [X]US4151747  (BRANDT GERALD B [US], et al);
 [X]WO8100618  (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP [US]);
 [Y]US4275295  (MENNINGEN ROLAND, et al);
 [AP]EP0038023  (UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR [US])
 [Y]  - PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 2, no. 125, 20th October 1978, page 7467 E 78; & JP-A-53 091 752 (NIPPON DENSHIN DENWA KOSHA) (11-08-1979), & JP53091752 A 00000000
 [A]  - APPLIED OPTICS, vol. 20, no. 2, 15th January 1981, pages 167-168, New York (USA); N. LAGAKOS et al.: "Multimode optical fiber displacement sensor".
 [A]  - PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 3, no. 139, 17th November 1979, page 154 E 152; & JP-A-54 118 255 (MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO K.K.) (13-09-1979), & JP54118255 A 00000000
 [A]  - ELECTRONICS LETTERS, vol. 16, no. 7, 27th March 1980, pages 260-261, Hitchin, Herts (GB); R.A. BERGH et al.: "Single-mode fibre optic directional coupler".
ExaminationUS3922550
 US4201446
 DE2853800
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