APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED HEATING AND DEFORMING OF AN OPTIC FIBER

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EP 0 928 432 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/28

(21)	Application number: 97942462.0

(22)	Date of filing: 12.09.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G02B 6/ 287^{( . )}
G02B 6/ 28^{( . )}
G02B 6/ 38^{( . )}

G02B 6/ 255^{( . )}
G02B 6/ 36^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/016275

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/013711 (02.04.1998 Gazette 1998/13)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

24.09.1996 US 19960718727
21.03.1997 US 19970040875P
14.04.1997 US 19970833199

(71)	Applicant: Bloom, Cary
	Bethesda, MD 20816 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Bloom, Cary Bethesda, MD 20816 (US)

(74)	Representative: Tomerius, Isabel, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al
	Patentanwälte Weber & Heim, Irmgardstrasse 3 81479 München 81479 München (DE)

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