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(43) Date of publication: 13.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/41 (21) Application number: 96921768.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.06.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60K 1/ 04( . ) H01M 2/ 10( . ) H02J 7/ 02( . ) H01M 6/ 50( . ) B60K 16/ 00( . ) H01M 10/ 46( . ) H02J 7/ 35( . ) H01M 10/ 42( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/010822 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/039491 (23.10.1997 Gazette 1997/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE (30) Priority: 16.04.1996 US 19960632969 (71) Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Laurel, MD 20723-6099 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEW, Ark, L. Ellicott City, MD 21042 (US) SUTER, Joseph, J. Clarksville, MD 21029 (US) LE, Binh, Q. Vienna, VA 22182 (US) (74) Representative: Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff  Grubesallee 26 22143 Hamburg 22143 Hamburg (DE)