SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.___________)*
Xenometrix, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
M49319102
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
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(Date of Event)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[XX] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 984109108 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Ruki Renov
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 378,204
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OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 25,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 378,204
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
25,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
403,204
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
13.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Page 3 of 4 Pages
Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
Xenometrix, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2425 55th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
Ruki Renov
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Ruki Renov's address is 172 Broadway,
Lawrence, NY 11559
(c) Citizenship:
United States.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.001 par value ("shares")
(e) CUSIP Number:
984109108
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1
(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [ ] An employee benefit Plan or endowment fund in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] A parent holding Company or control person in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Page 4 of 4 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) (b) Mrs. Renov may be deemed to beneficially own 403,204 shares or
13.7% of the Issuer's shares as follows: (i) 171,911 shares owned directly by
Ruki Renov, (ii) 25,000 shares jointly owned with her husband and (iii)
206,293 shares owned as custodian for the benefit of her children.
(c) Mrs. Renov has sole voting and dispositive control of shares owned by
her. She shares voting and dispositive power over shares owned jointly
with her husband.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 15, 1999 /s/ Ruki Renov
New York, New York ______________________
Ruki Renov
