(19)
(11) EP 1 620 785 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
31.03.2005

(43) Date of publication:
01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05

(21) Application number: 04760954.0

(22) Date of filing: 07.05.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 3/00(1968.09)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/014487
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/102285 (25.11.2004 Gazette 2004/48)
(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

(30) Priority: 08.05.2003 US 468830 P
18.08.2003 US 495998 P
30.01.2004 US 768422
30.01.2004 US 768460
30.01.2004 US 768234
30.01.2004 US 768432

(71) Applicant: Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
Rockville, MD 20850 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • HUNLETH, Frank, A.
    Rockville, MD 20850 (US)
  • MOSHIRI, Negar
    Bethesda, Md 20816 (US)
  • NAPIER, William, J.
    Germantown, MD 20876 (US)
  • SIMPKINS, Daniel, S.
    Bethesda, Md 20817 (US)
  • WROBLEWSKI, Frank, J.
    Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (US)

(74) Representative: Schorr, Frank Jürgen 
Diehl & Partner, Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München
80333 München (DE)

   


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