BEAMSPLITTER DEVICE PRODUCING PARALLEL OUTPUT BEAMS - Patent 1214621

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EP 1 214 621 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/25

(21)	Application number: 00961374.6

(22)	Date of filing: 25.08.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 27/28, G02B 27/14

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0023/481

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0120/387 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(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:

14.09.1999 US 153913 P
28.03.2000 US 538978

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

(72)	Inventor:
	SCOTT, Bradley, A. Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (US)

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

(54)	BEAMSPLITTER DEVICE PRODUCING PARALLEL OUTPUT BEAMS