OPTICAL PERISTALTIC PUMPING WITH OPTICAL TRAPS

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EP 1 397 233 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	23.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/47

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	21.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/38

(21)	Application number: 02741910.0

(22)	Date of filing: 06.06.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B25J 7/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/018132

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/098617 (12.12.2002 Gazette 2002/50)

(54)	OPTICAL PERISTALTIC PUMPING WITH OPTICAL TRAPS PERISTALTISCHES PUMPEN MITTELS OPTISCHER FALLEN POMPAGE OPTIQUE PERISTALTIQUE A PIEGES OPTIQUES

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

06.06.2001 US 875812

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	17.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/12

(60)	Divisional application:
	05015523.3

(73)	Proprietor: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
	Chicago, IL 60637 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GRIER, David, G. Chicago, IL 60614 (US) BEHRENS, Sven, Holger 68159 Mannheim (DE)

(74)	Representative: Lawrence, John
	Barker Brettell, 138 Hagley Road, Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)

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