SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR REDUCED OUTPUT SIGNAL DRIFT IN A SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC INSTRUMENT - Patent 1183522

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EP 1 183 522 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	06.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/10

(21)	Application number: 00936460.5

(22)	Date of filing: 01.06.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 21/31

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0015/157

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0075/638 (14.12.2000 Gazette 2000/50)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

03.06.1999 US 137381 P

(71)	Applicant: HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
	Hutchinson, Minnesota 55350-9784 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GRITSENKO, Sergey, I. Hutchinson, MN 55350 (US) LEWANDOWSKI, Mark, S. Hutchinson, MN 55350 (US) MYERS, Dean, E. Stewart, MN 55385 (US)

(74)	Representative: Graalfs, Edo, Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons et al
	Neuer Wall 41 20354 Hamburg 20354 Hamburg (DE)

(54)	SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR REDUCED OUTPUT SIGNAL DRIFT IN A SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC INSTRUMENT