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(11) EP 1 861 177 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
05.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/49

(21) Application number: 06738379.4

(22) Date of filing: 14.03.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A63B 21/00(2006.01)
A63B 22/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/009314
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/099484 (21.09.2006 Gazette 2006/38)
(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: 14.03.2005 US 661625 P

(71) Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Boston Massachusetts 02115 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KHANICHEH, Azudeh
    Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (US)
  • MUTO, Andrew
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115 (US)
  • FISCH, Allen
    Spring Valley, New York 10977 (US)
  • WEINBERG, Brian
    Brookline, Massachusetts 02446 (US)
  • MAVROIDIS, Constantinos
    Arlington, Massachusetts 02476 (US)

(74) Representative: Hatzmann, Martin 
VEREENIGDE Johan de Wittlaan 7
2517 JR Den Haag
2517 JR Den Haag (NL)

   


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