BATTERIES WITH NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

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EP 2 719 003 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	11.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/41

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	19.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/29

(21)	Application number: 12796057.3

(22)	Date of filing: 02.06.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01M 4/1395^(2010.01)
H01M 4/04^(2006.01)
C25D 21/12^(2006.01)
C25D 3/30^(2006.01)
H01M 10/0525^(2010.01)

H01M 4/38^(2006.01)
C25D 1/00^(2006.01)
C25D 5/18^(2006.01)
H01M 4/134^(2010.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2012/040625

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2012/170311 (13.12.2012 Gazette 2012/50)

(54)	BATTERIES WITH NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS BATTERIEN MIT NANOSTRUKTURIERTEN ELEKTRODEN UND ENTSPRECHENDE VERFAHREN BATTERIES COMPORTANT DES ÉLECTRODES NANOSTRUCTURÉES ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS

(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

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Priority:

06.06.2011 US 201161493822 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	16.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/16

(73)	Proprietor: Washington State University
	Pullman, WA 99163 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	NORTON, M., Grant Pullman, WA 99163 (US) SAHAYM, Uttara Pullman, WA 99163 (US) MILLER, Sarah Evanston, IL 60202 (US)

(74)	Representative: Herrmann, Franz
	Dendorfer & Herrmann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Bayerstrasse 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)

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