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(11) EP 1 648 652 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.07.2005

(43) Date of publication:
26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17

(21) Application number: 04817733.1

(22) Date of filing: 23.07.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B23K 35/14(1968.09)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/023838
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/051815 (09.06.2005 Gazette 2005/23)
(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: 23.07.2003 US 489378 P

(71) Applicants:
  • THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Baltimore, MD 21201 (US)
  • Knio, Omar
    Timonium, MD 21093 (US)
  • Weihs, Timothy P.
    Baltimore, MD 21218 (US)
  • Wang, Jiaping
    College Park, MD 20740 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KNIO, Omar
    Timonium, MD 21093 (US)
  • WEIHS, Timothy, P.
    Baltimore, MD 21218 (US)
  • WANG, Jiaping
    College Park, MD 20740 (US)

(74) Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis 
Beresford & Co., 16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX
London WC1V 6BX (GB)

   


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