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EP0695963 - Acousto-optical tunable filter and a laser tuned by it [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.01.2003
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 02.12.2009  [2009/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A Delaware Corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto CA 94303 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/41]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/32]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc. a Delaware Corporation
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/31]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc.
a Delaware Corporation 395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/14]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/13]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Former [1996/06]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Aronson, Lewis B.
794 Manor Way
Los Altos, California 94024 / US
[1996/06]
Representative(s)Powell, Stephen David, et al
Williams Powell
44 Prospect Place
Bromley, Kent BR2 9HN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/49]Powell, Stephen David, et al
Williams Powell Staple Court 11 Staple Inn Buildings
London, WC1V 7QH / GB
Former [2000/47]Powell, Stephen David, et al
WILLIAMS, POWELL & ASSOCIATES, 4 St Paul's Churchyard
London EC4M 8AY / GB
Former [1996/06]Williams, John Francis, et al
WILLIAMS, POWELL & ASSOCIATES 34 Tavistock Street
London WC2E 7PB / GB
Application number, filing date95305197.625.07.1995
[1996/06]
Priority number, dateUS1994028345501.08.1994         Original published format: US 283455
[1996/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0695963
Date:07.02.1996
[1996/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0695963
Date:06.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.1995
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/125, G02F1/035, H01S3/106
[1996/06]
CPC:
G02F1/125 (EP,US); H01S3/1068 (EP,US); G02F1/035 (EP,US);
G02F2201/12 (EP,US); G02F2203/055 (EP,US); H01S3/083 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1996/06]
TitleGerman:Akustooptischer abstimmbarer Filter und durch diesen abgestimmter Laser[1996/06]
English:Acousto-optical tunable filter and a laser tuned by it[1996/06]
French:Filtre acousto-optique accordable et laser accordé par ce filtre[1996/06]
Examination procedure29.07.1996Examination requested  [1996/39]
03.11.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.03.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.05.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
05.09.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.10.2001Fee for grant paid
22.10.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.12.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2003/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
02.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
03.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XY]JPH04159516  ;
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920918), vol. 016, no. 451, Database accession no. (P - 1424), & JP04159516 A 19920602 (NEC CORP) [X] 1,2,4,9,10,14 * abstract * * idem * [Y] 3,11-13,16-18
 [YD]  - TRUTNA W R JR ET AL, "Anomalous sidelobes and birefringence apodization in acousto-optic tunable filters", OPTICS LETTERS, 1 JAN. 1993, USA, ISSN 0146-9592, vol. 18, no. 1, pages 28 - 30, XP000328269 [YD] 3,11-13,16-18 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - SMITH D A ET AL, "Acoustically tuned erbium-doped fiber ring laser", OPTICS LETTERS, 15 MARCH 1991, USA, ISSN 0146-9592, vol. 16, no. 6, pages 387 - 389, XP000176156 [Y] 16-18 * abstract *
 [A]  - ARONSON L B ET AL, "Reduced sidelobe integrated acousto-optic filter with birefringence apodization", OPTICS LETTERS, 15 OCT. 1993, USA, ISSN 0146-9592, vol. 18, no. 20, pages 1721 - 1723, XP000398571 [A] 1-3,11-13,16-18 * the whole document *
 [PX]  - ARONSON L B, "Electro-optic tuning and sidelobe control in acousto-optic tunable filters", OPTICS LETTERS, 1 JAN. 1995, USA, ISSN 0146-9592, vol. 20, no. 1, pages 46 - 48, XP000481042 [PX] 1-5,8-15 * the whole document *
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