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EP0597633 - Digital data receiver [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1994/20]Burst mode digital data receiver
[1998/24]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.07.1999
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.1999Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.08.1999 [1999/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1994/40]
Former [1994/20]For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Ota, Yusuke
215 Laurel Hill Road
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 07046 / US
02 / Swartz, Robert Gerald
65 Wellington Drive
Tinton Falls, New Jersey 07724 / US
[1994/20]
Representative(s)Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
[N/P]
Former [1994/20]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5, Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date93308838.704.11.1993
[1994/20]
Priority number, dateUS1992097603913.11.1992         Original published format: US 976039
[1994/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0597633
Date:18.05.1994
Language:EN
[1994/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.1994
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/14, H04L25/06
[1994/20]
CPC:
H04B10/695 (EP,US); H04B10/6933 (EP,US); H04L25/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [1994/20]
TitleGerman:Digitaler Datenempfänger[1998/24]
English:Digital data receiver[1998/24]
French:Récepteur numérique de données[1998/24]
Former [1994/20]Digitaler Stossbetriebdatenempfänger
Former [1994/20]Burst mode digital data receiver
Former [1994/20]Récepteur numérique de données en mode rafales
Examination procedure03.11.1994Examination requested  [1994/52]
05.06.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.09.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
03.03.1999Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination [1999/33]
13.03.1999Application refused, date of legal effect [1999/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.11.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
18.11.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
07.11.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.199806   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0102174  (WESTERN ELECTRIC CO [US]) [A] 1,6,10-13 * page 4, line 14 - line 18 * * page 5, line 2 - line 5 * * page 5, line 7 - line 10 * * page 5, line 32 - line 38 * * page 6, line 10 - line 24 ** figure 2 *;
 [YDA]  - OTA ET AL, "DC - 1 Gb/s burst-mode compatible receiver for optical bus applications", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY., NEW YORK US, (199202), vol. 10, no. 2, doi:doi:10.1109/50.120581, pages 244 - 249, XP000267495 [YD] 10,12,13 * page 244, column R, line 19 - page 245, column L, line 10 * * page 247, column R, line 2 - line 11; figure 1 * [A] 1-5,7-9,11

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.120581
 [YA]  - AIKI ET AL, "446 Mbit/s integrated optical repeater", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY., NEW YORK US, (198504), vol. 3, no. 2, doi:doi:10.1109/JLT.1985.1074201, pages 392 - 399, XP011422519 [Y] 10,12,13 * page 394, column R, paragraph 2; figure 2 * [A] 1,5-7,11

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.1985.1074201
 [A]  - BRACKETT ET AL, "A noise immune 32Mb/s optical data link", SIXTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, YORK, GB, (198009), pages 458 - 461 [A] 1,5,10-13 * page 458, line 22 - line 26 * * page 458, line 40 - line 44 * * figure 1 *
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