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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.07.2000 (43) Date of publication: 09.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/19 (21) Application number: 99965714.1 (22) Date of filing: 13.07.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H02K 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9915/880 (87) International publication number: WO 0016/464 (23.03.2000 Gazette 2000/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 15.07.1998 US 92942 P (71) Applicant: LUCAS AEROSPACE POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION Utica, New York 103503 (US)	(72) Inventor: CROKE, Steven, B. Clinton, NY 13323 (US) (74) Representative: Plenk, Rupert, Dipl.-Ing. et al Michelis & Preissner,Patentanwälte,Haimhauserstrasse 1 80802 München 80802 München (DE)