AN APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING FOR HOLDING AND GROWING CELLS FOR PROCESSES INTERCONNECTION - Patent 1141231

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EP 1 141 231 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41

(21)	Application number: 99964268.9

(22)	Date of filing: 15.12.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12M 3/04

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9929/828

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0037/606 (29.06.2000 Gazette 2000/26)

(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:

21.12.1998 EP 98403235

(71)	Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
	Corning, N.Y. 14831 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DANNOUX, Theirry, L., A. F-77210 Avon (FR) GEAHEL, Isabelle, M., J. F-78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye (FR) ROOT, David Lexington, MA 02173 (US)

(74)	Representative: Boon, Graham Anthony
	Elkington and Fife,Prospect House,8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks,Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks,Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

(54)	AN APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING FOR HOLDING AND GROWING CELLS FOR PROCESSES INTERCONNECTION