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EP About this file: EP0844501

EP0844501 - Plastic optical fibre with two cores [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  05.11.2004
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.11.2004Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 22.12.2004  [2004/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 541 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/22]For all designated states
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fujii, Takashi, c/o Sumitomo Elec. Ind. Ltd.
Yokohama Works of, 1 Taya-cho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244 / JP
02 / Matsuda, Yasuo, c/o Sumitomo Elec. Ind. Ltd.
Yokohama Works of, 1 Taya-cho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244 / JP
03 / Hosoya, Toshifumi, c/o Sumitomo Elec. Ind. Ltd.
Yokohama Works of, 1 Taya-cho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244 / JP
04 / Ikeji, Maki, c/o Sumitomo Elec. Ind. Ltd.
Yokohama Works of, 1 Taya-cho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244 / JP
[1998/22]
Representative(s)Hansen, Bernd, et al
Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/22]Hansen, Bernd, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al
Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date97120624.825.11.1997
[1998/22]
Priority number, dateJP1996031497026.11.1996         Original published format: JP 31497096
JP1996034227924.12.1996         Original published format: JP 34227996
[1998/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0844501
Date:27.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/22]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0844501
Date:10.03.1999
[1999/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.1999
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/16, G02B6/22
[1999/10]
CPC:
G02B6/02038 (EP); B29C41/22 (EP); B29D11/00721 (EP);
G02B6/02042 (EP); B29C41/042 (EP); B29K2105/0002 (EP)
Former IPC [1998/22]G02B6/16
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1999/47]
Former [1998/22]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Optische Kunststoff-Faser mit zwei Kernen[1998/22]
English:Plastic optical fibre with two cores[1998/22]
French:Fibre optique de matière plastique avec deux coeurs[1998/22]
Examination procedure21.06.1999Examination requested  [1999/33]
29.10.2004Application withdrawn by applicant  [2004/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
26.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
25.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
26.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XAY]WO9515508  (AMOCO CORP) [X] 1,3-5 * abstract * * page 5, paragraph 2 * * page 7, paragraph 2 * [A] 8,10 [Y] 7;
 [YD]JPS60119509  ;
 [A]JPH08114714  ;
 [A]EP0689068  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES) [A] 1,7 * abstract *;
 [A]GB1475478  (JENAER GLASWERK SCHOTT & GEN) [A] 1,7 * page 2, line 48 - line 73; figure 2; claims 1-4 *;
 [A]DE3912400  (SCHOTT GLASWERKE) [A] 1,7 * figure 1; claims 1,10,11 *
 [YD]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19851030), vol. 009, no. 273, Database accession no. (P - 401), & JP60119509 A 19850627 (SUMITOMO DENKI KOGYO KK) [YD] 7 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960930), vol. 096, no. 009, & JP08114714 A 19960507 (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND LTD;KOIKE YASUHIRO) [A] 1,7,8,10 * abstract *
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