METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING FLUORESCENT MATERIALS WITH REDUCED AUTOFLUORESCENCE - Patent 2150806

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EP 2 150 806 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/06

(21)	Application number: 08767652.4

(22)	Date of filing: 09.05.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 21/76^(2006.01)

G01N 24/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2008/005953

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/140758 (20.11.2008 Gazette 2008/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

10.05.2007 US 928617 P
14.09.2007 US 901273

(71)	Applicant: Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
	Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LUNDQUIST, Paul San Jose, CA 95134 (US) ZHONG, Cheng-Frank Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) ZACCARIN, Denis San Jose, CA 95135 (US) ZHAO, Pegian Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) TURNER, Stephen Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kiddle, Simon John et al
	Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS London EC2V 8AS (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING FLUORESCENT MATERIALS WITH REDUCED AUTOFLUORESCENCE