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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.02.2007 (43) Date of publication: 30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22 (21) Application number: 05816196.9 (22) Date of filing: 13.09.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01B 11/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/032420 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/031733 (23.03.2006 Gazette 2006/12)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 13.09.2004 US 609406 P (71) Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, SC 29208 (US)	(72) Inventor: MYRICK, MICHAEL, L. IRMO, SC 29063 (US) (74) Representative: Schlief, Thomas P.  Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 84 85055 Ingolstadt 85055 Ingolstadt (DE)