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(43) Date of publication: 09.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/50 (21) Application number: 08719795.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.03.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 4/66(2006.01) H01M 4/48(2006.01) H01M 4/52(2006.01) H01M 2/02(2006.01) H01M 4/50(2006.01) H01M 4/58(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2008/051072 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/117220 (02.10.2008 Gazette 2008/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 26.03.2007 US 908085 P (71) Applicant: The Gillette Company Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (US)	(72) Inventors: BOULTON, Jonathan, M. North Attleboro, Massachusetts 02760 (US) CINTRA, George Holliston, Massachusetts 01746 (US) KAPLAN, Alexander Providence, Rhode Island 02906 (US) NANJUNDASWAMY, Kirakodu, S. Sharon, Massachusetts 02067 (US) (74) Representative: Mather, Peter Geoffrey  NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA 100 Temselaan 1853 Strombeek-Bever 1853 Strombeek-Bever (BE)