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EP1008875
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| EP1008875 - Method of etching an optical fibre [Right-click to bookmark this link] | |||
| Former [2000/24] | Method of tapering an optical fibre in an etching bath | ||
| [2001/44] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.06.2003 Database last updated on 15.06.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 19.11.2004 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): SE | published on 05.01.2005 [2005/01] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states PIRELLI S.p.A. Viale Sarca, 222 20126 Milano / IT | [2003/13] |
| Former [2000/24] | For all designated states PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A. Viale Sarca, 222 20126 Milano / IT | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Cruz, Jose Luis C/San Lorenzo No.26 Massalfassar 46560, Valencia / ES | 02 /
Dong, Liang 8 Timber Lane, Painted Post New York 14870 / US | 03 /
Laming, Richard Ian 6 Braid Mont View Edinburgh, EH10 6JL / GB | 04 /
Reekie, Laurence Pinewood, Norris Hill, Bitterne Park Southampton, SO2 4JH / GB | [2000/24] | Representative(s) | Haines, Miles John L.S., et al D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2000/24] | Haines, Miles John, et al D. Young & Co. 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB | Application number, filing date | 00103601.1 | 22.02.1996 | [2000/24] | Priority number, date | GB19950003555 | 22.02.1995 Original published format: GB 9503555 | [2000/24] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1008875 | Date: | 14.06.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/24] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1008875 | Date: | 21.08.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/34] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 04.05.2000 | Classification | IPC: | G02B6/16, C03C25/68 | [2002/34] | CPC: |
G02B6/022 (EP,US);
G02B6/021 (EP,US);
G02B6/245 (EP,US);
G02B6/02085 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [2000/25] | G02B6/16, C03C25/06 | ||
| Former IPC [2000/24] | G02B6/16, C03C25/68 | Designated contracting states | DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, SE [2000/24] | Title | German: | Verfahren zur Ätzung einer optischen Faser | [2001/44] | English: | Method of etching an optical fibre | [2001/44] | French: | Méthode de graver d'une fibre optique | [2001/44] |
| Former [2000/24] | Verfahren zur Verjüngung einer optischen Faser in einem Ätzbad | ||
| Former [2000/24] | Method of tapering an optical fibre in an etching bath | ||
| Former [2000/24] | Méthode d'amincir une fibre optique dans un bain d'attaque acide | Examination procedure | 21.02.2000 | Examination requested [2000/24] | 04.07.2000 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 07.03.2001 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 22.06.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.09.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 12.02.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 19.04.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 19.04.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Parent application(s) Tooltip | EP96903130.1 / EP0811175 | Opposition(s) | 22.05.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit [2003/33] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 21.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 21.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 21.02.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 02.02.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 25.02.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 07 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | SE | 21.11.2002 | ES | 28.02.2003 | [2005/01] |
| Former [2004/04] | ES | 28.02.2003 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]JPS57188007 ; | [X]US4469554 (TURNER DENNIS R [US]) [X] 1-8 * column 3, line 24 - column 4, line 12; figures 1-3 *; | [A]GB2220602 (ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY UK [GB]) [A] 1-8 * page 5, line 17 - line 32; figure 3 *; | [A] - H.M. MARCHMAN, "Fabrication of optical fiber probes for nanometer-scale dimensional metrology", REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, NEW YORK US, (199408), vol. 65, no. 8, pages 2538 - 2541, XP000466318 [A] 1-8 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1144648 | [A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19830210), vol. 7, no. 35, Database accession no. (P - 175), & JP57188007 A 19821118 (NIPPON DENSHIN DENWA KOSHA) [A] 1-8 * abstract * | [A] - M.A. PUTNAM ET AL., "fabrication of tapered, strain-gradient chirped fibre Bragg gratings", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, STEVENAGE GB, (19950216), vol. 31, no. 4, pages 309 - 310, XP002011564 [A] 2-7 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19950177 | [DA] - BYRON K C ET AL, "FABRICATION OF CHIRPED BRAGG GRATINGS IN PHOTOSENSITIVE FIBRE", ELECTRONICS LETTERS,GB,IEE STEVENAGE, (19930902), vol. 29, no. 18, ISSN 0013-5194, pages 1659 - 1660, XP000395215 [DA] 2-7 * the whole document * |