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EP 0 952 847 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/44

(21)	Application number: 96929678.0

(22)	Date of filing: 02.08.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12N 15/ 09^{( . )}
C12N 1/ 19^{( . )}
C12N 5/ 10^{( . )}
C12N 9/ 20^{( . )}

C12N 1/ 15^{( . )}
C12N 1/ 21^{( . )}
C12N 9/ 18^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 44^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/013065

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/025058 (17.07.1997 Gazette 1997/31)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV SI

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Priority:

11.01.1996 US 19960009704P
12.06.1996 US 19960019580P

(71)	Applicant: Thermogen, Inc.
	Chicago, IL 60612 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ALLEN, Larry Northfield, IL 60093 (US) AIKENS, John LaGrange Park, IL 60526 (US) DEMIRJIAN, David Chicago, IL 60610 (US) VONSTEIN, Veronika Chicago, IL 60615 (US) FONSTEIN, Michael Chicago, IL 60615 (US) CASADABAN, Malcolm Chicago, IL 60615 (US)

(74)	Representative: Holdcroft, James Gerald, Dr., et al
	Graham Watt & Co., Riverhead Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2BN Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2BN (GB)

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