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EP 1 756 888 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.08.2006 (43) Date of publication: 28.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/09 (21) Application number: 05750657.8 (22) Date of filing: 03.06.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 2/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2005/006073 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/119814 (15.12.2005 Gazette 2005/50)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 04.06.2004 EP 04076638 09.07.2004 EP 04076996 (71) Applicant: Hille & Müller GmbH & Co. 40589 Düsseldorf (DE)	(72) Inventors: DE VOOYS, Arnoud Cornelis Adriaan NL-3521 TC Utrecht (NL) HVIID, Lene NL-1077 ZN Amsterdam (NL) BOON, Manja NL-2082 BN Santpoort-Zuid (NL) DE MOEL, Catharina, Hillegonda, Maria NL-2163 KB Lisse (NL) (74) Representative: Bodin, Andre  Corus Technology BV P.O. Box 10000 1970 CA Ijmuiden 1970 CA Ijmuiden (NL)