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(11) EP 3 953 755 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
16.02.2022 Bulletin 2022/07

(21) Application number: 20718074.6

(22) Date of filing: 16.03.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 6/44(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G02B 6/4455; G02B 6/4454
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/022886
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/209983 (15.10.2020 Gazette 2020/42)
(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: 08.04.2019 US 201962830644 P

(71) Applicant: Corning Research & Development Corporation
Corning, New York 14831 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MENGUY, Michel Teva
    44810 La Chevallerais (FR)
  • NAUDIN, Thierry
    44700 Orvault (FR)

(74) Representative: Reeve, Nicholas Edward 
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS
London E1 8QS (GB)

   


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