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EP 1 999 806 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.06.2008 (43) Date of publication: 10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 (21) Application number: 07763158.8 (22) Date of filing: 09.02.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 2/10(2006.01) H02J 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/061928 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/092955 (16.08.2007 Gazette 2007/33)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 09.02.2006 US 771771 P 12.03.2006 US 781959 P 08.02.2007 US 672853 08.02.2007 US 672957 (71) Applicant: Scheucher, Karl, F. Waite Hill OH 44094 (US)	(72) Inventor: Scheucher, Karl, F. Waite Hill OH 44094 (US) (74) Representative: Borchert, Uwe Rudolf et al Puschmann & Borchert Partnerschaft Postfach 10 12 31 80086 München 80086 München (DE)