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EP About this file: EP0951112

EP0951112 - Tunable laser source apparatus having wideband oscillation wavelength continuous sweep function [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.07.2003
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.10.2009Change - representativepublished on 25.11.2009  [2009/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ANRITSU CORPORATION
5-10-27, Minamiazabu Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/42]For all designated states
ANRITSU CORPORATION
5-10-27, Minamiazabu
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mattori, Shigenori
2-13-11-B201, Yabe
Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
02 / Kinugawa, Shigeru
4-6-6-301, Komaba, Meguro-ku
Tokyo / JP
03 / Saitoh, Takanori
1-12-3-202, Ouji
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
[1999/42]
Representative(s)Popp, Eugen, et al
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/48]Popp, Eugen, et al
Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
Former [1999/42]Popp, Eugen, Dr., et al
MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNER Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
Application number, filing date99106650.731.03.1999
[1999/42]
Priority number, dateJP1998010558931.03.1998         Original published format: JP 10558998
[1999/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0951112
Date:20.10.1999
Language:EN
[1999/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0951112
Date:29.03.2000
[2000/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0951112
Date:18.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.02.2000
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/14, H01S5/06
[2001/42]
CPC:
H01S5/141 (EP,US); H01S5/143 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/42]H01S3/10, H01S3/085
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   SE [2000/49]
Former [1999/42]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Abstimmbare Laserquelle mit breitbandiger und kontinuierlicher Variation der Oszillationswellenlänge[1999/42]
English:Tunable laser source apparatus having wideband oscillation wavelength continuous sweep function[1999/42]
French:Appareil source à laser accordable avec fonction de balayage continue et à large bande de longueur d'onde d'oscillation[2001/49]
Former [1999/42]Source à laser accordable avec variation coninue et à large bande de la longueur d'onde d'oscillation
Examination procedure31.03.1999Examination requested  [1999/42]
30.09.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
23.11.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.01.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT
27.03.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
25.03.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.07.2002Fee for grant paid
04.07.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
25.10.2000AT   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000BE   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000CH   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000CY   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000DK   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000ES   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000FI   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000GR   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000IE   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000IT   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000LU   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000MC   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000NL   M01   Not yet paid
25.10.2000PT   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH1022585  ;
 [A]WO9103848  (RADIANS INNOVA AB [SE]) [A] 1,8 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5054028  (ESHERICK PETER [US], et al) [A] 1,8 * column 2, line 29 - column 3, line 52; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0687045  (ANRITSU CORP [JP]) [A] 1,2,8,9 * column 10, line 8 - column 14, line 36; figure 1 *;
 [A]US5491714  (KITAMURA ATSUSHI [JP]) [A] 1-4,8-10 * column 4, line 1 - column 5, line 20; figure 1 *;
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980430), vol. 1998, no. 05, & JP10022585 A 19980123 (ANRITSU CORP) [A] 1,8 * abstract *
 [PX]  - MATTORI S. ET AL., "Active mode-hop suppression in external cavity lasers", TECHNICAL DIGEST - SYMPOSIUM ON OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENTS, BOULDER,CO, USA, (19980915), pages 183 - 186, XP000872088 [PX] 1,8 * the whole document *
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