(19)
(11) EP 2 064 710 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.07.2008

(43) Date of publication:
03.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/23

(21) Application number: 07841968.6

(22) Date of filing: 06.09.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01B 7/06(2006.01)
H01R 35/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/077759
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/030960 (13.03.2008 Gazette 2008/11)
(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 06.09.2006 US 824683 P
18.06.2007 US 944626 P

(71) Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Urbana Illinois 61801 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ROGERS, John A.
    Champaign, IL 61822 (US)
  • MEITL, Matthew
    Raleigh, NC 27617 (US)
  • SUN, Yugang
    Naperville, IL 60565 (US)
  • KO, Heung Cho
    Urbana, IL 61801 (US)
  • CARLSON, Andrew
    Urbana, IL 61801 (US)
  • CHOI, Won Mook
    Champaign, IL 61820 (US)
  • STOYKOVICH, Mark
    Dover, NH 03820-4321 (US)
  • JIANG, Hanqing
    Urbania, IL (US)
  • HUANG, Yonggang
    Glencoe, IL 60022 (US)
  • NUZZO, Ralph G.
    Champaign, IL 61821 (US)
  • KANG, Seong Jun
    Doejoeon 305-430 (KR)
  • LEE, Keon Jae
    Tokyo (JP)
  • ZHU, Zhengtao
    Rapid City, SD 57702 (US)
  • MENARD, Etienne
    Durham, NC 27713 (US)
  • KIM, Hoon-sik
    Champaign, IL 61821 (US)
  • KHANG, Dahl-Young
    Bon-dong, Dongjak-gu Seoul, 156-060 (KR)
  • AHN, Jong-Hyun
    Jungja-don, Jangan-gu Suwan, 440-707 (KR)

(74) Representative: Shaw, Matthew Nigel 
Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


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