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EP 1 999 844 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 (21) Application number: 06748696.9 (22) Date of filing: 24.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H03G 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/010925 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/111582 (04.10.2007 Gazette 2007/40)

(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 (71) Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company Of America Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America Peachtree City, GA 30269 (US)	(72) Inventor: HAYES, Kenneth, Edward, Sharpsburg, Georgia 30277 (US) (74) Representative: Schmidt, Steffen J.  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)