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(43) Date of publication: 29.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/26 (21) Application number: 03752159.8 (22) Date of filing: 09.09.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C05F 9/02, C12Q 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/028284 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/022508 (18.03.2004 Gazette 2004/12)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 09.09.2002 US 409652 P (71) Applicants: Biosystem Solutions Fairfax, CA 94930 (US) Gitt, Brian Fairfax, CA 94930 (US) Aswani, Prakash Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)	(72) Inventors: GITT, Brian Fairfax, CA 94930 (US) ASWANI, Prakash Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) (74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell et al Boult Wade TennantVerulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)