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EP3767350 - OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE PROVIDED WITH BEAM SUPERPOSING MECHANISM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.02.2023
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.12.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
[2021/03]
Inventor(s)01 / IWAMA, Masaki
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
02 / MATSUSHITA, Shunichi
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8322 / JP
 [2021/03]
Representative(s)Leinweber & Zimmermann
Patentanwalts-PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Viktualienmarkt 8
80331 München / DE
[2021/03]
Application number, filing date19766718.112.03.2019
[2021/03]
WO2019JP10064
Priority number, dateJP2018004432312.03.2018         Original published format: JP 2018044323
[2021/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019176953
Date:19.09.2019
Language:JA
[2019/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3767350
Date:20.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.09.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/04, B23K26/064
[2021/03]
CPC:
B23K26/0604 (EP); G02B6/262 (US); B23K26/064 (EP,US);
G02B6/04 (EP,US); G02B6/34 (US); G02B27/1006 (EP);
G02B27/12 (EP); G02B6/3624 (EP); G02B6/4296 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/03]
TitleGerman:MIT STRAHLÜBERLAGERUNGSMECHANISMUS VERSEHENES FASERBÜNDEL[2021/03]
English:OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE PROVIDED WITH BEAM SUPERPOSING MECHANISM[2021/03]
French:FAISCEAU DE FIBRES OPTIQUES DOTÉ D'UN MÉCANISME DE SUPERPOSITION DE FAISCEAUX[2021/03]
Entry into regional phase09.09.2020Translation filed 
09.09.2020National basic fee paid 
09.09.2020Search fee paid 
09.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
09.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/03]
06.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XAYI]US5953477  (WACH MICHAEL LEONARD [US], et al) [X] 1-7 * column 29, lines 44-46, 48-50 * * figures 27A, 27B,68 * [A] 12,13 [Y] 10,11 [I] 8,9;
 [YA]WO2013031836  (KONICA MINOLTA ADVANCED LAYERS [JP], et al) [Y] 10 * figure 2 * [A] 1-9,11-13;
 [XAY]US2014076870  (HIRANO KOJI [JP], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0108] * * figure 4 * [A] 12,13[Y] 11
International search[YA]JP2005056608  (TOKYO IKEN KK, et al) [Y] 11 * , paragraphs [0001], [0028], fig. 7 (Family: none) * [A] 1-10, 12-13;
 [XYA]JP2008311137  (MITSUBISHI RAYON CO) [X] 1-5, 9 * , paragraphs [0014]-[0036], fig. 1, 5 (Family: none) * [Y] 6-8, 11 [A] 10, 12-13;
 [A]US2013010353  (BERMAN RICHARD [CA]) [A] 1-13* , entire text, all drawings & EP 2196839 A1 & CN 101900873 A *;
 [YA]WO2013058072  (NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORP [JP]) [Y] 6-8, 11 * , fig. 13, 16-17 & US 2014/0076870 A1, fig. 13, 16-17 & EP 2722127 A1 * [A] 1-5, 9-10, 12- 13;
 [A]JP2016078049  (AMADA HOLDINGS CO LTD) [A] 1-13 * , entire text, all drawings & WO 2016/059949 A1 *
by applicantJPH03130703
 JPH07168040
 JP2002131588
 JP2005286310
 JP2018044323
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