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EP About this file: EP0723716

EP0723716 - OPTICAL PULSE SEQUENCE GENERATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.10.1999
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.10.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.11.1999 [1999/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/31]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / LUCEK, Julian, Kazimierz
52 Wellesley Road Ipswich
Suffolk IP4 1PL / GB
02 / SMITH, Kevin
Cherry Tree Cottage Erwarton Ipswich
Suffolk IP9 1LN / GB
[1996/31]
Representative(s)Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal
Intellectual Property Department
PP C5A. BT Centre
81 Newgate Street, London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/31]Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal Services, Intellectual Property Department, 120 Holborn
London, EC1N 2TE / GB
Application number, filing date94928988.811.10.1994
[1996/31]
WO1994GB02239
Priority number, dateEP1993030806711.10.1993         Original published format: EP 93308067
GB1994000688207.04.1994         Original published format: GB 9406882
EP1994030319303.05.1994         Original published format: EP 94303193
[1996/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9510870
Date:20.04.1995
Language:EN
[1995/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0723716
Date:31.07.1996
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1996/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0723716
Date:25.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.04.1995
ClassificationIPC:H01S3/098, H01S3/06, H04J14/08
[1996/31]
CPC:
H01S3/1112 (EP,US); G02F1/3517 (EP,US); H01S3/06791 (EP,US);
H01S5/50 (EP,US); H04B10/50 (EP,US); H04J14/08 (EP,US);
H04L7/0075 (EP,US); G02F1/3519 (EP,US); G02F2/006 (EP,US);
G02F2203/54 (EP,US); H01S3/0057 (EP,US); H01S3/083 (EP,US);
H01S3/10092 (EP,US); H01S5/0057 (EP,US); H01S5/041 (EP,US);
H01S5/0608 (EP,US); H04J14/083 (EP,US); H04L7/041 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/31]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER PULSSEQUENZGENERATOR[1996/31]
English:OPTICAL PULSE SEQUENCE GENERATOR[1996/31]
French:GENERATEUR DE SEQUENCE D'IMPULSIONS OPTIQUES[1996/31]
Entry into regional phase15.02.1996National basic fee paid 
15.02.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
15.02.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.04.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
15.02.1996Examination requested  [1996/31]
15.12.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
08.06.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.08.1998Fee for grant paid
17.08.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.08.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
03.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
21.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[DA]  - K.SMITH ET AL., "All optical clock recovery using a mode locked laser", ELECTRONICS LETTERS., ENAGE GB, (19920910), vol. 28, no. 19, pages 1814 - 1816, XP000310790 [DA] 1,4,13 * page 1815, column L, line 1 - line 15; figure 1 *
 [A]  - E.J.GREER ET AL., "All optical fm mode-locking of fibre laser", ELECTRONICS LETTERS., ENAGE GB, (19920827), vol. 28, no. 18, pages 1741 - 1743, XP000309486 [A] 1,4,13 * abstract * * page 1742, column L, paragraph 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19921107
 [A]  - J.LUCEK ET AL., "All optical signal regenerator", OPTICS LETTERS., NEW YORK US, (19930801), vol. 18, no. 15, pages 1226 - 1228, XP000382933 [A] 1,4,13 * abstract * * page 1226, column L, paragraph 2 *
 [A]  - K.J.BLOW ET AL., "Demonstration of the non linear fibre loop mirror as an ultrafast all-optical demultiplexer", ELECTRONICS LETTERS., ENAGE GB, (19900705), vol. 26, no. 14, pages 962 - 964, XP000107118 [A] 1,4,13 * abstract *
 [PX]  - M.OBRO ET AL., "An optically programmable mode-locked laser", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, NEW YORK US, (199407), vol. 6, no. 7, pages 799 - 800, XP000465526 [PX] 1

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/68.311458
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