INFRARED RADIATION SOURCES, SENSORS AND SOURCE COMBINATIONS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Patent 1101391

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EP 1 101 391 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21

(21)	Application number: 99938909.1

(22)	Date of filing: 30.07.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H05B 3/26

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9917/338

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0007/411 (10.02.2000 Gazette 2000/06)

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

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Priority:

30.07.1998 US 94602 P
10.08.1998 US 96133 P

(71)	Applicant: Ion Optics, Inc.
	Waltham, MA 02454 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	JOHNSON, Edward, A. Bedford, MA 01730 (US) BODKIN, W., Andrew Needham, MA 02492 (US) WOLLAM, John, S. Acton, MA 01720 (US) DALY,James T. Mansfield, MA 02048 (US)

(74)	Representative: McNally, Roisin et al
	Murgitroyd & Company,373 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8QA Glasgow G5 8QA (GB)

(54)	INFRARED RADIATION SOURCES, SENSORS AND SOURCE COMBINATIONS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE