(19)
(11) EP 1 181 559 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
03.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/45

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/38

(21) Application number: 00970844.7

(22) Date of filing: 13.10.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 35/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2000/028243
(87) International publication number:
WO 2001/028684 (26.04.2001 Gazette 2001/17)

(54)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING A SUBSTRATE WITH A LIQUID SAMPLE

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM FÜLLEN EINES SUBSTRATS MIT EINER FLÜSSIGEN PROBE

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE REMPLISSAGE D'UN SUBSTRAT AVEC UN ECHANTILLON LIQUIDE

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

(30) Priority: 15.10.1999 US 159554 P
13.04.2000 US 549382

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09

(60) Divisional application:
03019694.3 / 1369699

(73) Proprietor: Applera Corporation
Foster City, CA 94404 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FRYE, Ward, Kevin
    Foster City, CA 94404 (US)
  • FREUDENTHAL,Jacob,Koppel
    Alameda, CA 94502 (US)
  • LABELLE, Terri, Christina
    Lathrop, CA 95330 (US)
  • YOUNG, Eugene
    Foster City, CA 94404 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius, Corinna et al
Dr. Volker Vossius Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Geibelstrasse 6
81679 München
81679 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-97/36681
DE-A- 19 748 211
GB-A- 2 207 245
US-A- 4 018 652
US-A- 5 444 520
 WO-A-98/15356
FR-A- 2 762 092
US-A- 3 963 355
US-A- 4 892 409
US-A- 5 928 907
   
       
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