(19)
(11) EP 3 171 206 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/09

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/52

(21) Application number: 16198677.3

(22) Date of filing: 14.11.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 6/30(2006.01)
G02B 6/36(2006.01)
 G02B 6/42(2006.01)
G02B 6/43(2006.01)

(54)

OPTICAL INTERFACE DEVICES AND METHODS EMPLOYING OPTICAL FIBERS AND A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A BEND SECTION

OPTISCHE SCHNITTSTELLENVORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN MIT OPTISCHEN FASERN UND STÜTZELEMENT MIT BIEGEABSCHNITT

DISPOSITIFS D'INTERFACE OPTIQUE ET PROCÉDÉS UTILISANT DES FIBRES OPTIQUES ET UN ÉLÉMENT DE SUPPORT AYANT UNE SECTION COUDÉE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 20.11.2015 US 201514946977

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.05.2017 Bulletin 2017/21

(73) Proprietor: Corning Optical Communications LLC
Charlotte, NC 28216 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BUTLER, Douglas Llewellyn
    Painted Post, NY 14870 (US)
  • DENSON, William Kenneth
    Big Flats, NY 14814 (US)
  • SUTHERLAND, James Scott
    Corning, NY 14830 (US)

(74) Representative: Sturm, Christoph 
Quermann - Sturm - Weilnau Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Unter den Eichen 5
65195 Wiesbaden
65195 Wiesbaden (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A1- 2009 016 734
 US-B2- 7 802 927
   
       
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