(19)
(11) EP 2 220 481 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.03.2015 Bulletin 2015/11

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.01.2015 Bulletin 2015/04

(21) Application number: 08845954.0

(22) Date of filing: 29.10.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01B 11/30(2006.01)
G01N 21/55(2014.01)
 G01B 11/25(2006.01)
G01N 21/95(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2008/064683
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/056571 (07.05.2009 Gazette 2009/19)

(54)

AN OPTICAL DEVICE FOR OBSERVING MILLIMETRIC OR SUBMILLIMETRIC STRUCTURAL DETAILS OF AN OBJECT WITH SPECULAR BEHAVIOUR

OPTISCHE VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEOBACHTUNG VON STRUKTUREINZELHEITEN IM MILLIMETER- ODER SUBMILLIMETERBEREICH EINES OBJEKTS MIT SPIEGELVERHALTEN

DISPOSITIF OPTIQUE PERMETTANT D'OBSERVER DES DÉTAILS STRUCTURELS MILLIMÉTRIQUES OU SOUS-MILLIMÉTRIQUES D'UN OBJET À COMPORTEMENT SPÉCULAIRE

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

(30) Priority: 29.10.2007 FR 0758664
14.01.2008 US 6441

(43) Date of publication of application:
25.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/34

(60) Divisional application:
15151517.8

(73) Proprietor: Signoptic Technologies
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (FR)

(72) Inventor:
  • BECKER, François
    F-69003 Lyon (FR)

(74) Representative: Thibault, Jean-Marc et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 51, Avenue Jean Jaurès B.P. 7073
69301 Lyon Cédex 07
69301 Lyon Cédex 07 (FR)


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