Expired European patentEurope
Installation for the engagement of a plurality of optical fibres into the channels of a support member, and adjusting method of their surplus lengths within the channels
EP 0252012 B1 · Applicant: Nokia-Maillefer S.A.
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- Filed June 30, 1987 and granted May 4, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 30, 2007.
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FiledJune 30, 1987
PublishedJanuary 7, 1988
GrantedMay 4, 1994
Term endedJune 30, 2007
Application numberEP 87810376
Classification (CPC)G02B6/4407 +2 more
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