QUANTITATIVE IMAGING OF DIELECTIC PERMITTIVITY AND TUNABILITY - Patent 1212625

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EP 1 212 625 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/24

(21)	Application number: 00920123.7

(22)	Date of filing: 05.04.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01R 27/26

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0008/943

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0120/352 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(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:

10.09.1999 US 153354 P
24.03.2000 US 191903 P

(71)	Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
	College Park,Maryland 20742-9520 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ANLAGE, Steven, Mark Laurel, MD 20723 (US) STEINHAUER, David, Ethan Brier, WA 98036 (US) WELLSTOOD, Frederick, C. Lanham, MD 20706 (US) VLAHACOS, Constantine P. BaltimoreMD 21224 (US) DAVID, Ethan LaurelMD 20707 (US)

(74)	Representative: Harris, Ian Richard
	D. Young & Co.,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	QUANTITATIVE IMAGING OF DIELECTIC PERMITTIVITY AND TUNABILITY