IMPROVED IONISATION OF SAMPLES PROVIDED AS AEROSOL, SMOKE OR VAPOUR

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EP 3 266 037 B8

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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	22.02.2023 Bulletin 2023/08

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	11.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/02

(21)	Application number: 16709546.2

(22)	Date of filing: 07.03.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01J 49/04^(2006.01)
H01J 49/16^(2006.01)
G01N 33/68^(2006.01)
A61B 10/02^(2006.01)
A61B 17/32^(2006.01)
A61B 18/20^(2006.01)
G01N 3/00^(2006.01)

H01J 49/06^(2006.01)
H01J 49/00^(2006.01)
G01N 33/92^(2006.01)
A61B 10/00^(2006.01)
A61B 18/14^(2006.01)
A61B 18/00^(2006.01)
G01N 9/00^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	A61B 10/0233; A61B 10/0283; A61B 17/320068; A61B 18/00; A61B 18/14; A61B 18/20; A61B 2218/008; G01N 3/00; G01N 9/00; G01N 33/6848; H01J 49/0036; H01J 49/0404; H01J 49/044; H01J 49/0459; H01J 49/068; H01J 49/16; G16B 20/00; A61B 10/00; A61B 10/0041; A61B 2010/0083; G01N 33/92; H01J 49/049

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2016/050612

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2016/142683 (15.09.2016 Gazette 2016/37)

(54)	IMPROVED IONISATION OF SAMPLES PROVIDED AS AEROSOL, SMOKE OR VAPOUR VERBESSERTE IONISIERUNG VON PROBEN IN AEROSOL-, RAUCH- ODER DAMPFFORM IONISATION AMÉLIORÉE D'ÉCHANTILLONS FOURNIS SOUS FORME D'AÉROSOL, DE FUMÉE OU DE VAPEUR

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

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Priority:

06.03.2015 GB 201503879
06.03.2015 GB 201503876
06.03.2015 GB 201503864
06.03.2015 GB 201503877
06.03.2015 GB 201503867
06.03.2015 GB 201503863
06.03.2015 GB 201503878
09.09.2015 GB 201516003
16.10.2015 GB 201518369

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	10.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/02

(60)	Divisional application:
	22212644.3

(73)	Proprietor: Micromass UK Limited
	Wilmslow SK9 4AX (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	JONES, Emrys Manchester M20 6AW (GB) KARANCSI, Tamás 1124 Budapest (HU) PRINGLE, Steven Derek Hoddlesden Darwen BB3 3PS (GB) BALOG, Júlia 2083 Solymar (HU) SIMON, Dániel 9131 Mórichida (HU) GÖDÖRHÁZY, Lajos 2030 Érd (HU) SZALAY, Dániel 1062 Budapest (HU) TAKÁTS, Zoltán Haslingfield Cambridge CB23 1JE (GB)

(74)	Representative: Dehns
	St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

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