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(11) EP 3 701 186 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
02.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/36

(21) Application number: 18797502.4

(22) Date of filing: 23.10.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F21V 8/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/056985
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/083920 (02.05.2019 Gazette 2019/18)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 24.10.2017 US 201762576237 P
19.12.2017 US 201762607401 P
30.08.2018 US 201862724870 P

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

(72) Inventors:
  • HESCH, Trista Nicole
    Campbell, New York 14821 (US)
  • LOGUNOV, Stephan Lvovich
    Corning, New York 1430 (US)
  • OCAMPO, Manuela
    Corning, New York 14830 (US)

(74) Representative: Epping - Hermann - Fischer 
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) LIGHT DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBERS FOR GUIDING AND SCATTERING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT