(19)
(11) EP 1 181 707 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:
27.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
01.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/35

(21) Application number: 00939394.3

(22) Date of filing: 26.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01J 49/16(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2000/014790
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/077822 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(54)

MALDI ION SOURCE WITH A PULSE OF GAS, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF LABILE MOLECULES

MALDI IONENQUELLE MIT GASIMPULS, VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERMITTLUNG DES MOLEKULARGEWICHTES LABILEN MOLEKÜLE

SOURCE D'IONS MALDI AVEC IMPULSION DE GAZ, APPAREIL ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE DETERMINER LE POIDS MOLECULAIRE DE MOLECULES LABILES

(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: 11.06.1999 US 138928 P

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

(73) Proprietor: DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
Singapore 048624 (SG)

(72) Inventors:
  • VERENTCHIKOV, Anatoli, N.
    Boston, MA 02116 (US)
  • VESTAL, Marvin, L.
    Framingham, MA 01701 (US)
  • SMIRNOV, Igor, P.
    Brookline, MA 02146 (US)

(74) Representative: Fennell, Gareth Charles 
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY
London EC1N 2DY (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 964 427
DE-A- 19 608 963
GB-A- 2 348 049
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DE-C1- 19 911 801
   
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