(19)
(11) EP 3 539 109 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:
14.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/07

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/52

(21) Application number: 17804750.2

(22) Date of filing: 09.11.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G08B 17/06(2006.01)
G08B 29/18(2006.01)
 G08B 17/107(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G08B 13/187; G08B 17/06; G08B 17/107; G08B 29/185
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/060910
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/089668 (17.05.2018 Gazette 2018/20)

(54)

HIGH SENSITIVITY FIBER OPTIC BASED DETECTION

AUF HOCHEMPFINDLICHER FASEROPTIK BASIERENDE DETEKTION

DÉTECTION À BASE DE FIBRES OPTIQUES À HAUTE SENSIBILITÉ

(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: 11.11.2016 US 201662420895 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/38

(60) Divisional application:
23206845.2 / 4300457

(73) Proprietor: Carrier Corporation
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BIRNKRANT, Michael, J.
    East Hartford, Connecticut 06108 (US)
  • ALEXANDER, Jennifer, M.
    East Hartford, Connecticut 06108 (US)
  • CHEN, Yanzhi
    Shanghai 201204 (CN)
  • HARRIS, Peter R.
    East Harford, Connecticut 06108 (US)
  • XI, Jie
    Shanghai 201204 (CN)
  • FINN, Alan Matthew
    East Harford, Connecticut 06108 (US)
  • FANG, Hui
    Shanghai 201204 (CN)

(74) Representative: Dehns 
St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 887 536
WO-A1-2014/041350
DE-A1-102013 213 721
US-B1- 6 879 253
 WO-A1-94/03792
CN-A- 104 200 606
SU-A1- 1 179 402
   
       
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