(19)
(11) EP 2 557 158 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:
12.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
31.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/35

(21) Application number: 11762135.9

(22) Date of filing: 23.02.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12Q 1/68(2006.01)
G01N 33/53(2006.01)
 G01N 21/64(2006.01)
G01N 33/487(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2011/000997
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/121881 (06.10.2011 Gazette 2011/40)

(54)

BIOPOLYMER ANALYSIS METHOD AND BIOPOLYMER ANALYZER

BIOPOLYMER-ANALYSEVERFAHREN UND BIOPOLYMER-ANALYSEGERÄT

MÉTHODE D'ANALYSE DE BIOPOLYMÈRES ET ANALYSEUR DE BIOPOLYMÈRES

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

(30) Priority: 31.03.2010 JP 2010080098

(43) Date of publication of application:
13.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/07

(73) Proprietor: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Tokyo 105-8717 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • AKAHORI, Rena
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • ANAZAWA, Takashi
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • OZAWA, Satoshi
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • YAZAWA, Yoshiaki
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • SAKAI, Tomoyuki
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)
  • NODA, Hideyuki
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)

(74) Representative: Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner 
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


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