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A device for measuring the light scattering of biological cells in flow cytophotometers
EP 0229815 B1 · Applicant: STEEN, Harald
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- Filed July 11, 1986 and granted April 10, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 11, 2006.
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FiledJuly 11, 1986
PublishedJuly 29, 1987
GrantedApril 10, 1991
Term endedJuly 11, 2006
Application numberEP 86904423
Classification (CPC)G01N15/1434
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