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App. No. 11/354,729 · Confirmation No. 1329

Separators for use in alkaline cells having high capacity

Inventors: Erik Mortensen, Zhihong Jin, Viet H. Vu, William C. Bushong, Karathik Ramaswami, Kevin Kren, Gregory J. Davidson

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Inventors

Erik Mortensen Sun Praire, WI

Zhihong Jin Cottage Grove, WI

Viet H. Vu Verona, WI

William C. Bushong Madison, WI

Karathik Ramaswami Middleton, WI

Kevin Kren Madison, WI

Gregory J. Davidson Oregon, WI

Attorneys & Agents of Record

HUI-SHAN KING Reg. 65852 Attorney · KRAMER & AMADO, P.C.

JAMES HEINEN Reg. 62758 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

MARK THOMAS Reg. 63394 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

PATRICK COYLE Reg. 69937 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

ERIN FLOREK Reg. 62952 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

DERICK ALLEN Reg. 43468 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

ROSE MOLLER-JACOBS Reg. 72727 Agent · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

PATRICK RASCHE Reg. 37916 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

PATRICK BRENNAN Reg. 56511 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

BRUCE ATKINS Reg. 43476 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

DEBORAH BAE Reg. 75672 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

DONALD RAYMOND Reg. 61666 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

FALLON FITZWATER Reg. 79929 Agent · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE, LLP

LAURA HILMERT Reg. 55871 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

MICHAEL VANDER MOLEN Reg. 57274 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

ERIC BRUNNGRABER Reg. 78090 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

CHRISTOPHER GOFF Reg. 41785 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

DANIEL FITZGERALD Reg. 38880 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

DANIEL BRACCIANO Reg. 76022 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

RAOQIONG BENNETT Reg. 70519 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

CIANAN RODEN-CORRENT Reg. 80518 Attorney

JAMES HARPER Reg. 51781 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE, LLP

ALEXANDRA MARTINEZ Reg. 77654 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

SARAH HYDE Reg. 77525 Attorney · SPECTRUM BRANDS

NICHOLAS BEULICK Reg. 78073 Attorney

JAMES MAJOR Reg. 65087 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

LUCAS AMODIO Reg. 70239 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

MARC VANDER TUIG Reg. 57964 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

ZACHARY WIERSMA Reg. 77808 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

RICHARD SCHUTH Reg. 47929 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

MICHAEL MUNSELL Reg. 43820 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

ROBERT REESER Reg. 45548 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

RICHARD STERN Reg. 50668 Agent · SHERIDAN ROSS PC

ADAM WULLER Reg. 65671 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

JOHN PODOBINSKI Reg. 80775 Attorney · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

MONICA NAGPAL Reg. 81459 Agent · ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

Classification

USPC 429/171

H01M6/08 H01M50/489 H01M50/414 H01M50/461 H01M50/491 H01M50/446 H01M50/46 H01M50/451 H01M50/466 H01M2300/0014

Prosecution

Examiner: AMPONSAH, OSEI K
Art Unit: 1729
Customer No.: 49376
Docket No.: 27860-14
Confirmation No.: 1329

Publication

Pub. No.: US20060257728A1
Pub. Date: 2006-11-16

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App. 11/058,665

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App. 11/058,678

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App. 11/055,508 · US 7,740,984

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App. 10/914,958

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App. 10/914,911 · US 7,763,384

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App. 10/914,934 · US 7,645,540

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App. 60/577,292

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App. 60/528,414

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App. 60/493,695

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App. 60/577,292

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App. 60/528,414

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App. 60/493,695

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App. 60/577,292

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App. 60/528,414

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

from APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., ROVCAL, INC., SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, UNITED PET GROUP, INC.

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2012-12-28

029536/0634 →

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

from GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2009-07-14

022951/0236 →

ROVCAL, INC.

from RAYOVAC CORPORATION

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2008-03-07

020609/0975 →

GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

from AQUARIA, INC., AQUARIUM SYSTEMS, INC., ROVCAL, INC., SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOAM, INC., SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RAYOVAC CORPORATION), TETRA HOLDING (US), INC., UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, UNITED PET GROUP, INC.

SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2007-06-27

019477/0974 →

RAYOVAC CORPORATION

from BUSHONG, WILLIAM C., JIN, ZHIHONG, RAMASWAMI, KARATHIK, VU, VIET H., DAVIDSON, GREGORY J., MORTENSEN, ERIK, KREN, KEVIN

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2006-07-24

017984/0543 →

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Quick Facts

App. No.: 11/354,729
Filed: 2006-02-15
Pub. No.: US20060257728A1
Examiner: AMPONSAH, OSEI K
Art Unit: 1729

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