DEVICE FOR COUNTING SMALL PARTICLES AND A SORTING APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - Patent 0891555

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EP 0 891 555 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/03

(21)	Application number: 97915420.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.03.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01J 19/ 00^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 05^{( . )}
G01N 35/ 10^{( . )}
G01N 15/ 14^{( . )}

G01N 15/ 10^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 85^{( . )}
C40B 60/ 14^{( . )}
G01N 35/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP1997/001479

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/038318 (16.10.1997 Gazette 1997/44)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	CH DE DK FR GB IT LI NL SE

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Priority:

04.04.1996 EP 19960810215

(71)	Applicant: Novartis AG
	4058 Basel (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	HASSLER, Martin CH-4052 Basel (CH) DANIGEL, Harald CH-4052 Basel (CH)

(74)	Representative: Becker, Konrad
	Novartis AG Geistiges Eigentum Konzern Patent- und Markenabteilung CH Postfach 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)

(54)	DEVICE FOR COUNTING SMALL PARTICLES AND A SORTING APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE