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EP1245543 - Method and apparatus for elongating optical fiber preform [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  27.02.2004
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.02.2004Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 14.04.2004  [2004/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/40]For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yokoyama, Yoshio, Yokohama Works
Sumitomo Elec. Ind., Ltd., 1, Taya-cho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244-8588 / JP
02 / Ooishi, Toshihiro, Yokohama Works
Sumitomo Elec. Ind., Ltd., 1, Taya-cho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244-8588 / JP
03 / Ohga, Yuichi, Yokohama Works
Sumitomo Elec. Ind., Ltd., 1, Taya-cho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244-8588 / JP
 [2002/40]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/40]HOFFMANN - EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date02007203.927.03.2002
[2002/40]
Priority number, dateJP2001010109030.03.2001         Original published format: JP 2001101090
[2002/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1245543
Date:02.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1245543
Date:02.01.2004
[2004/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.11.2003
ClassificationIPC:C03B37/012
[2002/40]
CPC:
C03B37/0124 (EP,US); Y02P40/57 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/40]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Ausziehen einer Vorform einer optischen Faser[2002/40]
English:Method and apparatus for elongating optical fiber preform[2002/40]
French:Procédé et dispositif d'étirage d'une préforme d'une fibre optique[2002/40]
Examination procedure19.02.2004Application withdrawn by applicant  [2004/16]
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH0891861  ;
 [A]JPS63195139  ;
 [A]JP2001010839  ;
 [A]EP0846665  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO [JP]) [A] 1,6 * column 3, line 44 - column 4, line 18; figures 1,6-8; claims 1-12 *;
 [A]EP0870736  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1,6* abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960830), vol. 1996, no. 08, & JP08091861 A 19960409 (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD:THE) [X] 1-10 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19881214), vol. 012, no. 479, Database accession no. (C - 552), & JP63195139 A 19880812 (HITACHI CABLE LTD) [A] 1,6 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010508), vol. 2000, no. 16, & JP2001010839 A 20010116 (SHIN ETSU CHEM CO LTD) [A] 1,6 * abstract *
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