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(43) Date of publication: 22.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/17 (21) Application number: 06788588.9 (22) Date of filing: 26.07.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25D 17/00(2006.01) C25D 7/00(2006.01) C25B 9/00(2006.01) C25D 5/00(2006.01) C25D 7/04(2006.01) C25B 11/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/029072 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/013535 (31.01.2008 Gazette 2008/05)

(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: 25.07.2006 US 459783 (71) Applicant: FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION Southfield Michigan 48034 (US)	(72) Inventors: TOTH, James, R. Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US) AZEVEDO, Miguel Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (US) (74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)