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(43) Date of publication: 30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22 (21) Application number: 05770561.8 (22) Date of filing: 28.07.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H02M 11/00(2006.01) H02J 9/00(2006.01) H02M 1/00(2007.01) H02J 7/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2005/001181 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/012734 (09.02.2006 Gazette 2006/06)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 02.08.2004 US 592386 P 01.03.2005 US 656889 P 01.03.2005 US 656913 P 01.03.2005 US 656914 P 02.03.2005 US 657417 P (71) Applicant: Electrovaya Inc. Mississauga, Ontario L5J 1K9 (CA)	(72) Inventors: JACOBS, James, K. Toronto, Ontario M5R 3C2 (CA) VANDERMEER, David Waterdown, Ontario L0R 2H0 (CA) DASGUPTA, Sankar Mississauga, Ontario L5J 1K9 (CA) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)