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EP About this file: EP0508149

EP0508149 - Low noise high power optical fiber amplifier [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.11.1996
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.1996No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.01.1997 [1997/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
181 West Madison Street Chicago
Illinois 60602 / US
[N/P]
Former [1994/38]For all designated states
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
181 West Madison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602 / US
Former [1994/31]For all designated states
GI CORPORATION
2200 Byberry Road
Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040 / US
Former [1992/42]For all designated states
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
2200 Byberry Road
Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Huber, David R.
68 Country Club Drive
Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976 / US
[1992/42]
Representative(s)Beck, Jürgen
HOEGER, STELLRECHT & PARTNER Patentanwälte
Uhlandstrasse 14 c
70182 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1992/42]Beck, Jürgen
Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Uhlandstrasse 14c
D-70182 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date92104337.813.03.1992
[1992/42]
Priority number, dateUS1991068198608.04.1991         Original published format: US 681986
[1992/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0508149
Date:14.10.1992
Language:EN
[1992/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0508149
Date:14.04.1993
Language:EN
[1993/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0508149
Date:10.01.1996
Language:EN
[1996/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.1993
ClassificationIPC:H01S3/06, H01S3/094
[1992/42]
CPC:
H01S3/094003 (EP,US); H01S2303/00 (EP,US); H01S3/094011 (EP,US);
H01S3/094096 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1992/42]
TitleGerman:Rauscharmer, faseroptischer Hochleistungs-Verstärker[1996/02]
English:Low noise high power optical fiber amplifier[1992/42]
French:Amplificateur à fibre optique à faible bruit et à haute puissance[1996/02]
Former [1992/42]Rauscharmer faseroptischer Verstärker
Former [1992/42]Amplificateur à fibre optique à faible bruit
Examination procedure23.09.1993Examination requested  [1993/46]
25.05.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.10.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
22.06.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
05.07.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.10.1995Fee for grant paid
06.10.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.10.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1997/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]JP02239237  ;
 [XP]DE4005867  (STANDARD ELEKTRIK LORENZ AG [DE]);
 [E]EP0497246  (NEC CORP [JP]);
 [E]EP0508880  (ALCATEL NV [NL])
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 558 (P-1141)12 December 1990 & JP-A-02 239 237 ( NIPPON TELEGR. & TELEPH. ) 21 September 1990, & JP02239237 A 19900921
 [Y]  - ELECTRONICS LETTERS. vol. 27, no. 2, 17 January 1991, STEVENAGE GB pages 146 - 148 Y. KIMURA ET AL. 'Noise figure characteristics of Er3+ doped fibre amplifier pumped in 0.8 mum band'
 [A]  - ELECTRONICS LETTERS. vol. 27, no. 3, 31 January 1991, STEVENAGE GB pages 211 - 213 W.I. WAY ET AL. 'High gain limiting erbium-doped fibre amplifier with over 30dB dynamic range'
 [A]  - ELECTRONICS LETTERS. vol. 26, no. 8, 14 April 1990, STEVENAGE GB pages 500 - 501 H. TAGA ET AL. '459 km, 2.4 Gbit/s four wavelength multiplexing optical fibre transmission experiment using six Er-doped fibre amplifiers'
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