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(88) Date of publication A3: 08.01.2009 (43) Date of publication: 05.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/32 (21) Application number: 07873559.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/543(2006.01) G01N 21/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/081865 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/118202 (02.10.2008 Gazette 2008/40)

(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 (30) Priority: 18.10.2006 US 829886 P (71) Applicant: Blind Pig Proteomics, INCS. Bioscience Park Center 12635 East Montview Blvd. Aurora, CO 80045 (US)	(72) Inventors: GILL, Ronald Denver, CO 80220 (US) BRENNAN, Miles Denver, CO 80207 (US) CULL, Millard Gambrell Brighton, CO 80601 (US) WEST, Anthony Denver, CO 80206 (US) (74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG  Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)