METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF A SAMPLE IN THE PRESENCE OF AMBIENT LIGHT

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EP 0 866 953 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	30.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/40

(21)	Application number: 96928966.0

(22)	Date of filing: 22.08.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01J 1/ 44^{( . )}
G01J 3/ 42^{( . )}
G01J 3/ 50^{( . )}

G01J 3/ 10^{( . )}
G01J 3/ 44^{( . )}
G01J 1/ 42^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/013523

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/008523 (06.03.1997 Gazette 1997/11)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

22.08.1995 US 19950002635

(71)	Applicant: VIVORX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	Santa Monica, CA 90404 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	SPAULDING, Glenn, F. Houston, TX 77059 (US)

(74)	Representative: Fiener, Josef
	Postfach 12 49 87712 Mindelheim 87712 Mindelheim (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF A SAMPLE IN THE PRESENCE OF AMBIENT LIGHT