AN APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DISCRIMINATING AGAINST UNWANTED IONIZED SPECIES IN MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH COLLISION AND REACTION DEVICES - Patent 1252648

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EP 1 252 648 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.04.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	30.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/44

(21)	Application number: 00981104.3

(22)	Date of filing: 24.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01J 49/42, H01J 49/40

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA0001/405

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0105/1917 (19.07.2001 Gazette 2001/29)

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

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Priority:

10.01.2000 US 175305 P

(71)	Applicant: MDS Inc.
	EtobicokeOntario M9W 6J6 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	BANDURA, Dmitry R. Aurora,Ontario L4G 4A3 (CA) TANNER, Scott, D. Aurora, Ontario L4G 4Z2 (CA) BARANOV, Vladimir, I. Richmond Hill, Ontario L4S 1Z5 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Hackney, Nigel John
	Mewburn Ellis,York House,23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

(54)	AN APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DISCRIMINATING AGAINST UNWANTED IONIZED SPECIES IN MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH COLLISION AND REACTION DEVICES