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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/48 (21) Application number: 08713296.5 (22) Date of filing: 25.01.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/00(2006.01) G05B 19/418(2006.01) C12M 1/06(2006.01) B01L 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/001051 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/093997 (30.07.2009 Gazette 2009/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (71) Applicant: Xcellerex, Inc. Marlborough, MA 01752 (US)	(72) Inventors: GALLIHER, Parrish, M. Littleton MA 01460 (US) FISHER, Michael Ashland MA 01721 (US) DAMREN, Richard Marlborough MA 01752 (US) HODGE, Geoffrey Sutton MA 01590 (US) (74) Representative: Graf von Stosch, Andreas  Graf von Stosch Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Prinzregentenstrasse 22 80538 München 80538 München (DE)