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EP1182172 - Process of sintering a Silica gel body [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/09]Process of sintering a gel body and preform for an optical fibre comprising the sintered body
[2002/32]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  23.05.2003
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.05.2003Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.07.2003  [2003/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/09]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Lum, Richard M.
30 Raven Road
Colts Neck, New Jersey 07722 / US
02 / Mixon, David A.
324 Turkey Top Road
Port Murray, New Jersey 07865 / US
03 / Monberg, Eric M.
459 Cherry Hill Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 / US
04 / Trevor, Dennis J.
26 Hillside Drive
Clinton, New Jersey 08809 / US
 [2002/09]
Representative(s)Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex IG8 0TU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/09]Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date01301191.112.02.2001
[2002/09]
Priority number, dateUS2000022244401.08.2000         Original published format: US 222444
US2000070814808.11.2000         Original published format: US 708148
[2002/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1182172
Date:27.02.2002
Language:EN
[2002/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:C03B19/12
[2002/09]
CPC:
C03B19/12 (EP,US); C03B2201/04 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2002/46]
Former [2002/09]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Sintern eines SiO2-Gelkörpers[2002/32]
English:Process of sintering a Silica gel body[2002/32]
French:Procédé de frittage d'un corps de gel de silice[2002/32]
Former [2002/09]Verfahren zum Sintern eines Gelkörpers und Vorform für optische Fasern, welche den gesinterten Körper enthält
Former [2002/09]Process of sintering a gel body and preform for an optical fibre comprising the sintered body
Former [2002/09]Procédé de frittage d un corps et preforme pour fibres optiques comprenant le corps fritté
Examination procedure12.02.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
23.02.2001Examination requested  [2002/09]
28.03.2001Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
01.02.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.12.2002Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2003/28]
13.01.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2003/28]
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28.02.200303   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH03232728  ;
 [A]JPS63297228  ;
 [A]EP0181040  (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 1,5* figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [ET]EP1110918  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [E] 8 * paragraphs [0028] , [0029] * [T] 1,5;
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920109), vol. 16, no. 6, & JP03232728 A 19911016 (HITACHI CHEM CO LTD) [A] 1,5,8 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890404), vol. 13, no. 134, & JP63297228 A 19881205 (SEKO EPSON CORP) [A] 1,5 * abstract *
 [A]  - CLASEN R, "preparation of high-purity silica tubes by centrifugal casting of colloidal gels", JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE LETTERS, CHAPMAN & HALL LTD, LONDON, GB, (198805), vol. 7, no. 5, ISSN 0261-8028, pages 477 - 478, XP002178983 [A] 1,5,8 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01730696
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