MINIATURIZED CELL ARRAY METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CELL-BASED SCREENING - Patent 1123499

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EP 1 123 499 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.01.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	16.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/33

(21)	Application number: 99969493.8

(22)	Date of filing: 22.09.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 15/14, G01N 33/53

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9921/729

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0017/624 (30.03.2000 Gazette 2000/13)

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

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Priority:

22.09.1998 US 101399 P

(71)	Applicant: Cellomics, Inc.
	Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	JUNG, David, R. Pittsburgh, PA 15235 (US) GOUGH, Albert, H. Glenshaw, PA 15116 (US) TAYLOR, D., Lansing Pittsburgh, PA 15215 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grund, Martin, Dr. et al
	Dr. Volker Vossius,Patentanwaltskanzlei,Holbeinstrasse 5 81679 München 81679 München (DE)

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