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(11) EP 2 656 061 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:
24.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/43

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/34

(21) Application number: 11855025.0

(22) Date of filing: 07.12.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 30/14(2006.01)
 B01L 3/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2011/063644
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/094088 (12.07.2012 Gazette 2012/28)

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(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: 23.12.2010 US 201061426849 P
06.12.2011 US 201113311597

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/44

(73) Proprietor: EMD Millipore Corporation
Burlington, MA 01803 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SCOTT, Chris
    Westford, Massachusetts 01886 (US)
  • COLONNA, Rob
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215 (US)
  • BARMORE, Christopher
    Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (US)
  • TAYLOR, Todd
    Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (US)
  • MORGAN, Daniel
    Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 (US)
  • DESILETS, Kenneth G.
    Westford, Massachusetts 01886 (US)

(74) Representative: Uexküll & Stolberg 
Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstraße 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)


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