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(11) EP 3 187 856 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:
12.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/02

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.04.2021 Bulletin 2021/16

(21) Application number: 15835242.7

(22) Date of filing: 11.08.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 21/23(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01N 21/23
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2015/072783
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/031567 (03.03.2016 Gazette 2016/09)

(54)

BIREFRINGENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BIREFRINGENCE MEASUREMENT METHOD

DOPPELBRECHUNGSMESSVORRICHTUNG UND DOPPELBRECHUNGSMESSVERFAHREN

DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE LA BIRÉFRINGENCE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE LA BIRÉFRINGENCE

(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: 26.08.2014 JP 2014171159

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/27

(73) Proprietors:
  • The Doshisha
    Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 602-8580 (JP)
  • National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8921 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • EMOTO, Akira
    Kyotanabe-shi, Kyoto 610-0394 (JP)
  • OTANI, Naoki
    Kyotanabe-shi, Kyoto 610-0394 (JP)
  • FUKUDA, Takashi
    Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8565 (JP)

(74) Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12
10719 Berlin
10719 Berlin (DE)


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