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EP 1 084 515 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12 (21) Application number: 99922890.1 (22) Date of filing: 10.05.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01M 4/50, C01G 45/02, H01M 6/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US9910/173 (87) International publication number: WO 9959/215 (18.11.1999 Gazette 1999/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 11.05.1998 US 75586 (71) Applicant: DURACELL INC. Bethel, Connecticut 06801 (US)	(72) Inventors: MOSES, Peter, R. Windham, NH 03087 (US) BOWDEN, William, L. Nashua, NH 03063 (US) ILTCHEV, Nikolay Norfolk, MA 02156 (US) BRANDT, Klaus Wellesley, MA 02181 (US) (74) Representative: Ebner von Eschenbach, Jennifer et al c/o Ladas & Parry,Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München 80335 München (DE)