PARALLEL COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPUTATION OF PARTICLE INTERACTIONS

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EP 1 943 597 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:
	09.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/02

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	20.01.2010 Bulletin 2010/03

(21)	Application number: 06813583.9

(22)	Date of filing: 18.08.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 15/173^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2006/032498

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/022469 (22.02.2007 Gazette 2007/08)

(54)	PARALLEL COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPUTATION OF PARTICLE INTERACTIONS PARALLELE COMPUTERARCHITEKTUR ZUR BERECHNUNG DER PARTIKELINTERAKTION ARCHITECTURE INFORMATIQUE PARALLELE POUR LE CALCUL D'INTERACTIONS ENTRE PARTICULES

(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

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Priority:

18.08.2005 US 709184 P
04.01.2006 US 756448 P
19.04.2006 WO PCT/US2006/014782

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	16.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/29

(73)	Proprietor: D.E. Shaw Research, LLC
	New York, New York 10036 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DENEROFF, Martin, M. Oakhurst, NJ 07755 (US) DROR, Ron New York, New York 10023 (US) SHAW, David E. New York, NY 10036 (US) LARSON, Richard H. New York, NY 10028 (US) SALMON, John K. Chappaqua, NY 10514 (US)

(74)	Representative: Cabinet Plasseraud
	52, rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 75440 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

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