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(11) EP 2 436 022 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:
01.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/27

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.05.2015 Bulletin 2015/21

(21) Application number: 10725818.8

(22) Date of filing: 28.05.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01J 49/00(2006.01)
 H04L 12/861(2013.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2010/001069
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/136775 (02.12.2010 Gazette 2010/48)

(54)

ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MASS SPECTROMETER DATA

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERFASSUNG VON MASSENSPEKTROMETRIEDATEN

MÉTHODE ET APPAREIL D'ACQUISITION DE DONNÉES DE SPECTROMÈTRE DE MASSE

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

(30) Priority: 29.05.2009 GB 0909284
29.05.2009 US 182124 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
04.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/14

(73) Proprietor: Micromass UK Limited
Stamford Avenue Altrincham Road Wilmslow SK9 4AX (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • SPREADBURY, Peter, Gerard
    Liverpool L25 0QS (GB)
  • PLATT, Stephen, John
    Cheshire CW6 0LL (GB)

(74) Representative: Jeffrey, Philip Michael 
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)


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