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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.07.2004 (43) Date of publication: 03.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/31 (21) Application number: 03774884.5 (22) Date of filing: 21.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01N 1/02, C12N 5/08, C12Q 1/02, C12M 1/00, G01N 25/10, G01N 33/53, G01N 33/543, G01N 33/554 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/033177 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/038368 (06.05.2004 Gazette 2004/19)

(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: 22.10.2002 US 419980 P 22.10.2002 US 419976 P (71) Applicant: Surface Logix, Inc. Brighton, MA 02135 (US)	(72) Inventors: KIRK, Gregory, L. Winchester, MA 01890 (US) KIM, Enoch Boston, MA 02116 (US) OSTUNI, Emanuele Watertown, MA 02472 (US) SCHUELLER, Olivier Somerville, MA 02143 (US) SWEETNAM, Paul Marblehead, MA 01945 (US) (74) Representative: Baldock, Sharon Claire  BOULT WADE TENNANT,Verulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)