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(11) EP 4 816 094 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24821659.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 9/00(2006.01)
B01L 9/06(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B01L 9/527; B01L 2200/16; B01L 2300/0609; B01L 2300/0654; B01L 2200/10; G01N 35/00; G01N 33/4875; G01N 33/49; G01N 33/493; G01N 2035/00306
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/056480
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/117245 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 30.11.2023 US 202363604457 P

(71) Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc
Westbrook, Maine 04092 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FLETCHER, Michael
    Westbrook, Maine 04092 (US)
  • CONNOLLY, David Lance
    Westbrook, Maine 04092 (US)
  • FURTNEY, Matthew McCown
    Westbrook, Maine 04092 (US)
  • PAJER, Peter
    Westbrook, Maine 04092 (US)

(74) Representative: Grey, Ian Michael 
Venner Shipley LLP TIDE Bankside 8 Emerson Street
London SE1 9DU
London SE1 9DU (GB)

   


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