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(43) Date of publication: 06.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/45 (21) Application number: 10861281.3 (22) Date of filing: 30.12.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G07C 3/04(2006.01) H01J 17/06(2006.01) G04F 10/04(2006.01) H01J 61/09(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/062583 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/091724 (05.07.2012 Gazette 2012/27)

(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 (71) Applicants: Perkinelmer Singapore Pte Ltd. Singapore 139959 (SG) PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. Waltham, MA 02451 (US)	(72) Inventors: YEE, Tack-Boon Singapore 611338 (SG) CARRASCO, Sunita Danbury, Connecticut 06810 (US) HAGAR, David Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 (US) (74) Representative: Graf von Stosch, Andreas et al Graf von Stosch Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Prinzregentenstrasse 22 80538 München 80538 München (DE)