OPTICAL FIBER HOLDER AND END-FACE PREPARATION TOOL - Patent 0975997

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EP 0 975 997 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.01.1999

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/05

(21)	Application number: 98913078.6

(22)	Date of filing: 23.03.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 6/25

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9805/770

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9847/030 (22.10.1998 Gazette 1998/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT DE ES FR GB IT NL SE

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Priority:

14.04.1997 US 837177
21.10.1997 US 955275

(71)	Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	St. Paul,Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WIEGAND, Gordon Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) COX, Larry, R. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) BERGLUND, Sidney, J. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) ALLEN, William, G. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) MANSFIELD, Charles, M. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) DOSS, Donald, G. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hilleringmann, Jochen, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	Patentanwältevon Kreisler-Selting-Werner,Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 (Deichmannhaus) 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)

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