(19)
(11) EP 1 831 670 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.02.2007

(43) Date of publication:
12.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/37

(21) Application number: 05855662.2

(22) Date of filing: 23.12.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 21/00(2006.01)
C12Q 1/68(2006.01)
G01N 33/00(2006.01)
 G01N 33/543(2006.01)
C12M 3/00(2006.01)
G01N 27/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/047143
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/071895 (06.07.2006 Gazette 2006/27)
(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

(30) Priority: 28.12.2004 US 639954 P
28.02.2005 US 657275 P
05.04.2005 US 668879 P
24.08.2005 US 212026
27.10.2005 US 730905 P
15.11.2005 US 274747
21.11.2005 US 738694 P
09.12.2005 US 748834 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Nanomix, Inc.
    Emeryville, CA 94608 (US)
  • Niemann, Joseph
    Fremont CA 94538 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GABRIEL, Jean-christophe, P.
    Pinole, California 94564 (US)
  • GANDHI, Shripal
    Emeryville, California 94608 (US)
  • GRUNER, George
    Los Angeles, California 90049 (US)
  • JOINER, Charles, Steven, Jr.
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • SOSNOWSKI, Ron
    Coronado, California 92118 (US)
  • STAR, Alexander
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217 (US)
  • TU, Eugene
    San Diego, California 92103 (US)
  • VALCKE, Christian
    Orinda, California 94563 (US)
  • NIEMANN, Joseph
    Fremont, California 94538 (US)

(74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell 
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


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