(19)
(11) EP 1 504 121 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.12.2004

(43) Date of publication:
09.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/06

(21) Application number: 03724238.5

(22) Date of filing: 24.04.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/68, C12M 1/34
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/012895
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/091407 (06.11.2003 Gazette 2003/45)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 24.04.2002 US 375472 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Hitachi Chemical Research Center, Inc.
    Irvine, CA 92612-3054 (US)
  • HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo 163-0449 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • MITSUHASHI, Masato
    Irvine, CA 92604 (US)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


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