MULTICORE AND MULTIMODE DISPERSION MANAGED FIBERS - Patent 1114337

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EP 1 114 337 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.05.2000

(43)	Date of publication:
	11.07.2001 Bulletin 2001/28

(21)	Application number: 99969152.0

(22)	Date of filing: 10.08.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9918/090

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0016/131 (23.03.2000 Gazette 2000/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

16.09.1998 US 100495 P

(71)	Applicant: Corning Incorporated
	Corning, New York 14831 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	BHAGAVATULA, Venkata, A. Big Flats, NY 14814 (US)

(74)	Representative: Boon, Graham Anthony
	Elkington and Fife,Prospect House,8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks,Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks,Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

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