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EP 1 554 768 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.06.2004 (43) Date of publication: 20.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/29 (21) Application number: 03809028.8 (22) Date of filing: 15.10.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01M 8/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/032614 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/036667 (29.04.2004 Gazette 2004/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 17.10.2002 US 273280 (71) Applicant: Dyer, Christopher K. Madison, NJ 07940-1314 (US)	(72) Inventor: Dyer, Christopher K. Madison, NJ 07940-1314 (US) (74) Representative: Brunner, Michael John  Gill Jennings & EveryBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)