(19)
(11) EP 4 031 858 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:
30.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/18

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/13

(21) Application number: 20775391.4

(22) Date of filing: 17.09.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 27/62(2021.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01N 27/622; G01N 27/623
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2020/052259
(87) International publication number:
WO 2021/053342 (25.03.2021 Gazette 2021/12)

(54)

ION MOBILITY SEPARATION DEVICE

IONENMOBILITÄTS-TRENNVORRICHTUNG

DISPOSITIF DE SÉPARATION PAR MOBILITÉ IONIQUE

(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

(30) Priority: 17.09.2019 GB 201913378

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.07.2022 Bulletin 2022/30

(60) Divisional application:
25153935.9 / 4534993

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

(72) Inventor:
  • HOYES, John Brian
    Greater Manchester SK6 5ND (GB)

(74) Representative: Dehns 
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG
London EC4M 7NG (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A1- 2013 299 690
US-B2- 6 914 241
 US-A1- 2019 237 319
   
       
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