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EP3203310 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TUNING A RING RESONATOR USING SELF-HEATING STABILIZATION FIELD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.09.2020
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.06.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.01.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ranovus Inc.
16 Fitzgerald Road
Suite 100
Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8R6 / CA
[2017/32]
Inventor(s)01 / Cao, Bin
27 Flintridge Crescent
Kanata, Ontario K2M 2X9 / CA
02 / Logan, Dylan
1244 Randall Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 7R1 / CA
03 / Beckett, Douglas
32 Brodeur Crescent
Kanata, Ontario K2L 1Z3 / CA
04 / Chen, Rong
615 Miro Way
Kanata, Ontario K2T 0E6 / CA
05 / Knights, Andrew
43 Riding Park Place
Dundas, Ontario L9H 0B1 / CA
 [2017/32]
Representative(s)Wynne-Jones IP Limited
Southgate House
Southgate Street
Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 1UB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/47]Wynne-Jones IP Limited
2nd Floor, 5210 Valiant Court
Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester
Gloucestershire GL3 4FE / GB
Former [2017/32]Wynne-Jones, Lainé and James LLP
Essex Place
22 Rodney Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL50 1JJ / GB
Application number, filing date17154643.503.02.2017
[2017/32]
Priority number, dateUS20161501857508.02.2016         Original published format: US201615018575
[2017/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3203310
Date:09.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3203310
Date:20.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/01
[2017/32]
CPC:
G02F1/011 (EP,US); H01S3/1028 (CN,US); G02F1/0121 (EP,US);
G02F1/0147 (EP,US); H01S3/083 (US); G02F2203/15 (EP,US);
G02F2203/21 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/43]
Former [2017/32]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABSTIMMUNG EINES RINGRESONATORS MIT SELBSTHEIZENDEM STABILISIERUNGSFELD[2017/32]
English:DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TUNING A RING RESONATOR USING SELF-HEATING STABILIZATION FIELD[2017/32]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'ACCORD UN RÉSONATEUR EN ANNEAU À L'AIDE D'UN CHAMP DE STABILISATION AUTOCHAUFFANT[2017/32]
Examination procedure03.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/43]
16.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2019Fee for grant paid
09.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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PT12.04.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]US9081135  (JONES ADAM [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 1, line 50 - column 2, line 15 * * claims 11,12 * * figures 1,4 *;
 [A]US2015263190  (KNIGHTS ANDREW [CA], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0005]; figures 1A,2 *;
 [A]  - ARBABI A ET AL, "Dynamics of Self-Heating in Microring Resonators", IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL, IEEE, USA, (20121001), vol. 4, no. 5, doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2214205, ISSN 1943-0655, pages 1702 - 1711, XP011485368 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2214205
ExaminationUS2010200733
    - BAN YOOJIN ET AL, "Modeling of self-heating effect for depletion-type Si micro-ring modulator", 2015 IEEE OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS CONFERENCE (OI), IEEE, (20150420), doi:10.1109/OIC.2015.7115722, pages 134 - 135, XP032781070

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/OIC.2015.7115722
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