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EP0551115 - Device for measuring the tensile stress of an optical fiber or corresponding wire by means of an acoustic surge [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.02.1999 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 30.01.2008 [2008/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SOUNDEK OY Otaniemen Teknologiakylä Tekniikantie 17 SF-02150 Espoo / FI
	[1993/28]
Inventor(s)	01 / Luukkala, Mauri Haukilahdenranta 23 B 5 SF-02170 Espoo / FI
	[1993/28]
Representative(s)	Tiedtke, Harro, et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1993/28]	Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing., et al Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4 D-80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	93100187.9	07.01.1993
	[1993/28]
Priority number, date	FI19920000083	09.01.1992 Original published format: FI 920083
	[1993/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0551115
	Date:	14.07.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/28]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0551115
	Date:	09.03.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0551115
	Date:	22.04.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/17]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.01.1994
Classification	IPC:	G01L5/04, G01L5/10	[1994/05]
	CPC:	G01L5/105 (EP,US); G01L5/042 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1993/28]	G01L5/04
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1993/28]
Title	German:	Vorrichtung zur Messung der Zugspannung einer Lichtleitfaser oder eines entsprechenden Drahtes mittels akustischer Auslenkung	[1998/17]
	English:	Device for measuring the tensile stress of an optical fiber or corresponding wire by means of an acoustic surge	[1993/28]
	French:	Dispositif pour mesurer des efforts de tension d'une fibre optique ou d'un fil correspondent par moyen d'excursion acoustique	[1998/17]
	Former [1993/28]	Vorrichtung zur Messung der Zugspannung einer optischen Faser oder eines entsprechenden Drahtes mittels akustischen Pumpens
	Former [1993/28]	Dispositif pour mesurer des efforts de tension d'une fibre optique ou d'un fil correspondent par moyens de pompage acoustique
Examination procedure	18.04.1994	Examination requested [1994/24]
	04.12.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.04.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.04.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.08.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.12.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.01.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.02.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.06.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	06.10.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	22.10.1997	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.01.1998	Fee for grant paid
	27.01.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	23.01.1999	No opposition filed within time limit [1999/15]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.01.1995	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.01.1996	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.01.1997	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.01.1998	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	ES	22.04.1998
	GR	22.04.1998
	IT	22.04.1998
	DK	22.07.1998
	PT	22.07.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
	IE	07.01.1999
	LU	07.01.1999
	[2007/29]
Former [2003/45]	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	ES	22.04.1998
	GR	22.04.1998
	IT	22.04.1998
	DK	22.07.1998
	PT	22.07.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
	IE	07.01.1999
Former [2002/25]	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	ES	22.04.1998
	GR	22.04.1998
	IT	22.04.1998
	PT	22.07.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
	IE	07.01.1999
Former [2001/23]	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	GR	22.04.1998
	IT	22.04.1998
	PT	22.07.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
	IE	07.01.1999
Former [2000/27]	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	IT	22.04.1998
	PT	22.07.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
	IE	07.01.1999
Former [1999/42]	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	IT	22.04.1998
	PT	22.07.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
Former [1999/32]	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	PT	22.07.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
Former [1999/27]	AT	22.04.1998
	BE	22.04.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
Former [1999/01]	AT	22.04.1998
	SE	22.07.1998
Former [1998/44]	SE	22.07.1998
Documents cited:	Search	[X]GB2082323 (BELOIT CORP);
		[A]FR2504898 (SCHWEIZERISCHE VISCOSE [CH]);
		[X]DE3203815 (KAISER PAUL);
		[A]EP0100394 (ZELLWEGER USTER AG [CH]);
		[X]US4441367 (DAWS JOHN W [US], et al);
		[AD]US4833928 (LUUKKALA MAURI [FI], et al);
		[A]WO8908733 (UNIV HAUTE ALSACE [FR]);
		[AP]EP0477942 (SONY CORP [JP])

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