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EP1384101 - ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTIPLEXING AND/OR DEMULTIPLEXING THE SIGNALS OF AT LEAST TWO OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CHANNELS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.12.2007
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 29.10.2008  [2008/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Finisar Corporation
1308 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
[2007/08]
Former [2006/40]For all designated states
FINISAR CORPORATION
1308 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Former [2004/05]For all designated states
Infineon Technologies AG
St.-Martin-Strasse 53
81669 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / ALBRECHT, Helmut
Wessobrunner Platz 9a
81377 München / DE
02 / BAUMANN, Ingo
Lindenstrasse 24E
85604 Zorneding / DE
03 / HEISE, Gerhard
Bajnworenweg 16
85579 Neubiberg / DE
04 / GAO, Zhan
Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 18
81739 München / DE
 [2004/05]
Representative(s)Müller, Wolfram Hubertus, et al
Patentanwälte
Maikowski & Ninnemann
Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]Müller, Wolfram Hubertus, et al
Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
Former [2006/40]Müller, Wolfram Hubertus, et al
Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann, Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
Former [2004/05]Müller, Wolfram Hubertus, Dipl.-Phys., et al
Patentanwälte Maikowski & Ninnemann, Postfach 15 09 20
10671 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date01936031.230.04.2001
[2004/05]
WO2001DE01670
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02088808
Date:07.11.2002
Language:DE
[2002/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1384101
Date:28.01.2004
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.11.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1384101
Date:21.02.2007
Language:DE
[2007/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.11.2002
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/34
[2004/05]
CPC:
G02B6/12016 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/08]
Former [2004/05]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:ANORDNUNG ZUM MULTIPLEXEN UND/ODER DEMULTIPLEXEN DER SIGNALE MINDESTENS ZWEIER OPTISCHER WELLENLÄNGENKANÄLE[2004/05]
English:ARRANGEMENT FOR MULTIPLEXING AND/OR DEMULTIPLEXING THE SIGNALS OF AT LEAST TWO OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CHANNELS[2004/05]
French:SYSTEME POUR MULTIPLEXER ET/OU DEMULTIPLEXER LES SIGNAUX D'AU MOINS DEUX CANAUX DE LONGUEURS D'ONDE OPTIQUES[2004/05]
Entry into regional phase17.11.2003National basic fee paid 
17.11.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
17.11.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.11.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
17.11.2003Examination requested  [2004/05]
28.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.10.2006Fee for grant paid
23.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.11.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
06.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
13.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.200303   M06   Fee paid on   13.01.2004
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Cited inInternational search[DA]US5412744  (DRAGONE CORRADO [US]) [DA] 1 * column A; figures 1-14 *;
 [DA]US5732171  (MICHEL HERBERT [DE], et al) [DA] 1 * abstract *;
 [DA]DE19815404  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [DA] 1* column A; figures 1-7 *;
 [DA]  - SOOLE J B D ET AL, "USE OF MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS TO BROADEN THE PASSBAND OF WAVELENGTH-DISPERSIVE INTEGRATED WDM FILTERS", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (19961001), vol. 8, no. 10, ISSN 1041-1135, pages 1340 - 1342, XP000628952 [DA] 1 * column A; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/68.536648
ExaminationFR2742882
    - OKAMOTO K.; SUGITA A., "Flat spectral response arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer with parabolic waveguide horns", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, (19960829), vol. 32, no. 18, pages 1661 - 1662, XP006005618

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19961108
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