PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF IONICALLY CROSSLINKED POLYSACCHARIDE MICROSPHERES

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EP 1 742 729 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	03.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/05

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	09.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/37

(21)	Application number: 05715458.5

(22)	Date of filing: 22.02.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01J 13/04^(2006.01)

H01M 4/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2005/001850

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/079970 (01.09.2005 Gazette 2005/35)

(54)	PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF IONICALLY CROSSLINKED POLYSACCHARIDE MICROSPHERES VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MIKROKUGELN AUF BASIS VON IONISCH VERNETZTEM POLYSACCHARID PROCEDE POUR PRODUIRE DES MICROSPHERES DE POLYSACCHARIDE RETICULE PAR VOIE IONIQUE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

23.02.2004 EP 04003989

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	17.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/03

(73)	Proprietors:
	EyeSense AG 4051 Basel (CH) Designated Contracting States: BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Novartis Pharma GmbH 1230 Wien (AT) Designated Contracting States: AT

(72)	Inventors:
	KAMMERMEIER, Stefan 82194 Groebenzell (DE) MERKEL, Till 89231 Neu-Ulm (DE) SCHMID, Katharina 63739 Aschaffenburg (DE) MÜLLER, Achim 63762 Grossostheim (DE)

(74)	Representative: Isenbruck, Günter
	Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann LLP Eastsite One Seckenheimer Landstrasse 4 68163 Mannheim 68163 Mannheim (DE)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 0 480 729
EP-A- 1 502 645
WO-A-03/091315

EP-A- 1 382 341
WO-A-02/13786
US-A- 5 387 522

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