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Elastomeric optical waveguide

CA 1260741 A · Owner: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · Inventors: Shibata, Yutaka; Uemiya, Takafumi; Niwa, Shin-Ichiro

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The invention provides an elastomeric optical waveguide comprising a core and a cladding surrounding the core in which at least the core comprises an elastomer to which elasticity has been imparted by irradiation with radioactive rays. The waveguide has low attenuation of light transmission.

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  • Granted September 26, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 26, 2006.
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FiledMarch 27, 1986
GrantedSeptember 26, 1989
Term endedSeptember 26, 2006
Patent numberCA 1260741 A
Classification (IPC)G02B6/00 +2 more

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedMarch 27, 1986Patent grantedSep 26, 1989Term endedSep 26, 2006

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