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(43) Date of publication: 24.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/39 (21) Application number: 12849697.3 (22) Date of filing: 16.08.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/68(2006.01) C12N 15/11(2006.01) C12Q 1/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/051236 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/074163 (23.05.2013 Gazette 2013/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 17.11.2011 US 201161561198 P 17.02.2012 WO PCT/US2012/025699 17.02.2012 US 201213399872 (71) Applicant: NVS Technologies Inc. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCABOO, Kris Castro Valley, CA 94546 (US) MARTIN, Patrick San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) TAFT, Brad San Francisco, CA 94107 (US) LA, Jason San Francisco, CA 94116 (US) (74) Representative: O'Neill, Michelle  Harrison IP 1st Floor, Box Tree House Northminster Business Park Northfield Lane York, YO26 6QU York, YO26 6QU (GB)