HIGH-SPEED FABRICATION OF HIGHLY UNIFORM ULTRA-SMALL METALLIC MICROSPHERES - Patent 1286789

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EP 1 286 789 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.04.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10

(21)	Application number: 01937626.8

(22)	Date of filing: 21.05.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B05D 1/06

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0116/402

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0109/1525 (29.11.2001 Gazette 2001/48)

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

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Priority:

22.05.2000 US 206508 P
22.05.2000 US 206507 P
23.03.2001 US 278495 P
18.05.2001 US 860798
18.05.2001 US 860803

(71)	Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
	Oakland, CA 94607 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ORME-MARMERELIS, Melissa Irvine, CA 92612 (US) SMITH, Robert Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hanna, Peter William Derek et al
	Peter Hanna Associates11 Mespil Road Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)

(54)	HIGH-SPEED FABRICATION OF HIGHLY UNIFORM ULTRA-SMALL METALLIC MICROSPHERES