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EP0636908 - Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication transmitters [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.11.1999
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.11.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 22.12.1999 [1999/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1995/05]
Inventor(s)01 / Koch, Thomas Lawson
12 Donner Street
Holmdel, New Jersey 07733 / US
[1995/05]
Representative(s)Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
[N/P]
Former [1995/05]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5, Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date94305370.220.07.1994
[1995/05]
Priority number, dateUS1993009769227.07.1993         Original published format: US 97692
[1995/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0636908
Date:01.02.1995
Language:EN
[1995/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0636908
Date:30.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/53]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.11.1994
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/12, G02B6/42, G02B6/28, H01L27/144, H01S3/025, H01S3/25
[1995/05]
CPC:
G02B6/12004 (EP,US); G02B6/12007 (EP,US); G02B6/125 (EP,US);
G02B6/4246 (EP,US); H01L27/1443 (EP,US); H01S5/026 (EP,US);
H01S5/4025 (EP,US); H01S5/0265 (EP,US); H01S5/0268 (EP,US);
H01S5/06825 (EP); H01S5/50 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1995/05]
TitleGerman:Optischer Nachrichtensender für Wellenlängenmultiplex[1999/01]
English:Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication transmitters[1995/05]
French:Emetteur de communication optique en multiplexage de longueur d'onde[1995/05]
Former [1995/05]Optische Nachrichtensender für Wellenlängenmultiplex
Examination procedure20.07.1995Examination requested  [1995/37]
25.07.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.11.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
12.06.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
02.07.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.09.1998Fee for grant paid
14.09.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)01.10.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.07.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
17.07.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS60176289  ;
 [A]JPH0313906  ;
 [A]EP0304065  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1,15 * column 4, line 1 - line 20; figure 2 *;
 [X]  - B.GLANCE ET.AL., "Discretly-tuned N-frequency laser for pacet switching applications based on WDM", ELECTRONICS LETTERS., ENAGE GB, (19910718), vol. 27, no. 15, pages 1381 - 1383 [X] 1-3,10,13 * page 1382, column 2, line 22 - line 29 * * figure 4 *
 [A]  - T.L.KOCH ET.AL., "InP-based photonic integrated circuits", IEE PROCEEDINGS J. OPTOELECTRONICS, STEVENAGE GB, (199104), vol. 138, no. 2, pages 139 - 147, XP000226517 [A] 1,7-10,12,13 * page 145, column 1, line 22 - line 39 * * figure 12 *
 [A]  - G.RAYBON ET.AL., "1.7Gbit/s transmission over 217km using 16x1 photonic integrated circuit transmitter", ELECTRONICS LETTERS., ENAGE GB, (19930708), vol. 29, no. 14, pages 1295 - 1296 [A] 1,7,8,13,14 * page 1295, line 1 - line 37; figure 1 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860117), vol. 10, no. 11, Database accession no. (E - 374), & JP60176289 A 00000000 (SUMITOMO DENKI) [A] 1-3,12 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19910329), vol. 15, no. 131, Database accession no. (P - 1186), & JP03013906 A 00000000 (NTT) [A] 16 * abstract *
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