EP0052014A3
Optical fiber connector and method of producing same
Abstract
An optical fiber connector (5) comprising a pair of plugs (6), a sleeve (10) and a pair of cap nuts (15) which is assembled at the site where optical fibers are installed, so as to connect the optical fibers with a high degree of positional accuracy. The plugs and the sleeve are molded of a composition including a synthetic resin added with a suitable content of a filler, such as glass beads.

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Projected expiry passed 10 November 2001, 24.9 years ago.
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Every citation, both waysCites: the store holds 5 of 6
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during |
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| EP0001702A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | Y | Search report |
| EP0008941A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report |
| GB1480444A | Cites | United Kingdom | A | Search report |
| DE2753298A1 | Cites | Germany | Y | Search report |
| US4173389A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report |
7 members in 4 offices
Priority claims10
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
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| 15758380 | Japan | A | |
| 15758380 | Japan | A | |
| 15758380 | Japan | – | |
| 8101281 | Japan | A | |
| 8101281 | Japan | A | |
| 8101281 | Japan | – | |
| 15758380 | – | – | – |
| 8101281 | – | – | – |
| JP19800157583 | – | – | – |
| JP19810081012 | – | – | – |
Members7
| Document | Office | Kind | |
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| EP0052014A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JPS5781224A | Japan | A | |
| JPS57196208A | Japan | A | |
| EP0052014A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US4484796A | United States of America | A | |
| EP0052014B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE3171940D1 | Germany | D1 |
17 legal events, as 2 offices reported them to INPADOC
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| Notification of lapseLapsedST | ST | FR | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC | GBPC | EP | |
| Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25 | PG25 | EP | |
| No opposition filedOpposition26N | 26N | EP | |
| No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE | PLBE | EP | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA | STAA | EP | |
| Fr: translation filedET | ET | EP | |
| Corresponds to:REF | REF | EP | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | EP | |
| (expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA | GRAA | EP | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | EP | |
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| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | EP | |
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| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI | EP |
Numbers
- Publication
- 0052014
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0052014
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0052014
- Application
- 81305337
- Application, DOCDB
- 81305337
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19810305337
Titles3
- English
- Optical fiber connector and method of producing same
- French
- Connecteur pour fibres optiques et procédé pour sa fabrication
- German
- Verbindung für optische Fasern und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
Classification
- CPC, 3
- G02B6/3825
- G02B6/3863
- G02B6/3865
- IPC, 1
- G02B6 38
Designated states3
- Contracting states, 3
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom