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(43) Date of publication: 17.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/33 (21) Application number: 14784143.1 (22) Date of filing: 18.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 8/04(2006.01) C25B 1/04(2006.01) C25B 9/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/056241 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/053915 (16.04.2015 Gazette 2015/15)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 07.10.2013 US 201314047065 (71) Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Newark, DE 19711 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHEALY, Glenn Hockessin, DE (US) LEVY, Brian Wilmington, DE 19806 (US) (74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch  Patentanwälte Destouchesstraße 68 80796 München 80796 München (DE)