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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.02.2006 (43) Date of publication: 25.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/43 (21) Application number: 04813072.8 (22) Date of filing: 03.12.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10L 1/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/040691 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/065119 (21.07.2005 Gazette 2005/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 19.12.2003 US 741199 (71) Applicant: Millennium Cell Inc. Eatontown, NJ 07724 (US)	(72) Inventors: KELLY, Michael, T. Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (US) WU, Ying Red Bank, NJ 07701 (US) BRADY, Jason, C. Red Bank, NJ 07701 (US) HAWTHORNE, Frederick, M. Encino, CA 91436 (US) (74) Representative: Jörgensson, Leif Sixten  Awapatent AB P.O. Box 5117 200 71 Malmö 200 71 Malmö (SE)