(19)
(11) EP 1 409 728 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.01.2004

(43) Date of publication:
21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17

(21) Application number: 02735236.8

(22) Date of filing: 08.04.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C12Q 1/68, G01N 27/49
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2002/003892
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/081739 (17.10.2002 Gazette 2002/42)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 09.04.2001 US 282164 P

(71) Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zurFörderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
80636 München (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • BREDEHORST, Reinhard
    20255 Hamburg (DE)
  • HINTSCHE, Rainer
    13127 Berlin (DE)
  • HEUBERGER, Anton
    82041 Deisenhofen (DE)

(74) Representative: Olgemöller, Luitgard, Dr. 
Leonhard - Olgemöller - Fricke,Patentanwälte,Postfach 10 09 62
80083 München
80083 München (DE)

   


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