RETURN PATH TRANSMITTER HAVING A CLOSED LASER CONTROL LOOP THAT IS EMPLOYED IN A HYBRID FIBER / COAX TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Patent 1456917

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EP 1 456 917 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.01.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	15.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/38

(21)	Application number: 02798512.6

(22)	Date of filing: 12.12.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01S 3/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/039871

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/050572 (19.06.2003 Gazette 2003/25)

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

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Priority:

12.12.2001 US 340796 P

(71)	Applicant: General Instrument Corporation
	Horsham,Pennsylvania 19044 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BROPHY, Timothy, J. Holland, PA 18966 (US) HARTE, Brian, T. Trooper, PA 19403 (US) FIORELLA, Daniel, C., III Blue Bell, PA 19422 (US)

(74)	Representative: McCormack, Derek James et al
	Motorola,European Intellectual Property Section,Law Department,Midpoint,Alencon Link Basingstoke,Hampshire RG21 7PL Basingstoke,Hampshire RG21 7PL (GB)

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