(19)
(11) EP 3 096 116 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:
22.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/34

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/27

(21) Application number: 16162198.2

(22) Date of filing: 01.10.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01J 3/00(2006.01)
 G01V 8/02(2006.01)

(54)

SPECTROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SPECTROSCOPY UTILIZING AN ADAPTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT

SPEKTROSKOPIE UND METHODE ZU IHRER AUSFÜHRUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES ADAPTIVEN OPTISCHEN ELEMENTS

SPECTROSCOPIE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR EFFECTUER UNE SPECTROSCOPIE EN UTILISANT UN ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE ADAPTATIF

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 02.10.2006 US 827837 P
03.04.2007 US 696005

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/47

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
12160291.6 / 2469251
07853718.0 / 1989574

(73) Proprietor: Neolitics, Inc.
Sparrows Point MD 21219 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHRISTIAN, Sean M
    Land O'Lakes, FL Florida (US)
  • FORD, Jess V
    Weatherford, TX Texas 76088-7852 (US)
  • PONSTINGL, Mike
    Saint Louis, MO Missouri 63128 (US)
  • JOHNSON, Anthony
    Manchester, MO Missouri 63021 (US)
  • KRUGER, Sven
    10245 Berlin-adlershof (DE)
  • WAID, Margaret C
    Aledo, TX Texas 76008-4186 (US)
  • KASPERSKI, Bryan
    Azle, TX Texas 76020 (US)
  • PRATI, Enrique
    Houston, TX Texas 77064 (US)

(74) Representative: Talbot-Ponsonby, Daniel Frederick 
Marks & Clerk LLP Fletcher House Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE
Oxford OX4 4GE (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 4 790 654
US-A- 5 410 371
US-B1- 6 504 943
 US-A- 5 379 065
US-A1- 2002 074 489
   
       
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