APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING AND TESTING A SPECIMEN - Patent 1438558

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EP 1 438 558 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/30

(21)	Application number: 01996075.6

(22)	Date of filing: 24.10.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2001/045749

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/087776 (23.10.2003 Gazette 2003/43)

(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

(71)	Applicant: Alley, Kenneth A.
	Berwick, PA 18603 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Alley, Kenneth A. Berwick, PA 18603 (US)

(74)	Representative: Westphal, Klaus, Dipl.-Ing.
	PatentanwälteWestphal, Mussgnug & PartnerAm Riettor 5 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen (DE)

(54)	APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING AND TESTING A SPECIMEN