INTEGRATED PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND SHUTTER - Patent 1232411

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EP 1 232 411 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.04.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(21)	Application number: 00993213.8

(22)	Date of filing: 22.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 26/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0032/164

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0104/8532 (05.07.2001 Gazette 2001/27)

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

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Priority:

23.11.1999 US 167140 P

(71)	Applicant: Nanovation Technologies, Inc.
	Northville, MI 48167 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	AL-HEMYARI, Kadhair Northville, MI 48167 (US) JONES, Roydn, David Plymouth, MI 48170 (US) JIMENEZ, Jose, Luis Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US)

(74)	Representative: Chettle, Adrian John et al
	Withers & Rogers,Goldings House,2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)

(54)	INTEGRATED PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND SHUTTER