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(43) Date of publication: 08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15 (21) Application number: 06829911.4 (22) Date of filing: 17.07.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 30/30(2006.01) G05D 23/19(2006.01) G01N 30/02(2006.01) G01N 30/60(2006.01) B01L 7/00(2006.01) G05D 23/30(2006.01) G01N 30/38(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/064308 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/009310 (24.01.2008 Gazette 2008/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (71) Applicant: Agilent Technologies, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)	(72) Inventor: DOERR, Thomas 76337 Waldbronn (DE) (74) Representative: Barth, Daniel Mathias  C/o Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH Patentabteilung Herrenbergerstrasse 130 71034 Böblingen 71034 Böblingen (DE)