(19)
(11) EP 1 003 759 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.05.1999

(43) Date of publication:
31.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/22

(21) Application number: 98940889.3

(22) Date of filing: 13.08.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C07H 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US9816/870
(87) International publication number:
WO 9909/042 (25.02.1999 Gazette 1999/08)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 13.08.1997 US 910434
14.07.1998 US 115454

(71) Applicant: Cepheid
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHRISTEL, Lee, Allan
    Palo Alto, CA 95306 (US)
  • KOVACS, Gregory, T., A.
    Stanford, CA 94305 (US)
  • MCMILLAN, William, A.
    Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
  • NORTHRUP, M., Allen
    Berkeley, CA 94708 (US)
  • PETERSEN, Kurt, E.
    San Jose, CA 95148 (US)
  • POURAHMADI, Farzad
    Fremont, CA 94539 (US)

(74) Representative: Barz, Peter 
Kaiserplatz 2
80803 München
80803 München (DE)

   


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