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(43) Date of publication: 24.04.2013 Bulletin 2013/17 (21) Application number: 11796446.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.06.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H02K 1/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/040727 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/159916 (22.12.2011 Gazette 2011/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 10.06.2011 US 201113157516 17.06.2010 US 355791 P (71) Applicant: KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION Radford, VA 24141 (US)	(72) Inventor: BROWN, Gerald, W. Radford VA 24141 (US) (74) Representative: Laufhütte, Dieter et al Lorenz-Seidler-Gossel Widenmayerstrasse 23 80538 München 80538 München (DE)