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(43) Date of publication: 10.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/19 (21) Application number: 03818337.2 (22) Date of filing: 14.08.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01S 1/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/025455 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/020392 (03.03.2005 Gazette 2005/09)

(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 (71) Applicant: ARADIGM CORPORATION Hayward, CA 94545 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCHUSTER, Jeffrey, A. Oakland, CA 94611 (US) SRINIVASAN, Sudarsan Fremont, CA 94536 (US) WILBANKS, Thor, Miller Berkeley, CA 94704 (US) (74) Representative: Duxbury, Stephen et al Arnold & Siedsma Isartorplatz 5 80331 München 80331 München (DE)