IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING MOLECULAR FRACTIONATION DEVICES, IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM - Patent 1616189

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EP 1 616 189 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.06.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	18.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/03

(21)	Application number: 04749668.2

(22)	Date of filing: 31.03.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 33/566^(1985.01)
B01L 11/00^(1968.09)
C12Q 1/00^(1980.01)

B01D 63/00^(1990.01)
C23F 1/00^(1968.09)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/010163

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/087281 (14.10.2004 Gazette 2004/42)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

31.03.2003 US 459028 P
09.09.2003 US 501734 P

(71)	Applicant: Cytonome, Inc.
	Watertown, MA 02472 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GILBERT, John, R. Brookline, MA 02446 (US) DESHPANDE, Manish Canton, MA 02021 (US) TRIKHA, Jaishree Waban, MA 02468 (US)

(74)	Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

(54)	IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING MOLECULAR FRACTIONATION DEVICES, IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM