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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT size=1>CURRENT REPORT</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>2956 Waterview Drive, Rochester Hills, MI </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1><U>Item 7.01</U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Regulation FD Disclosure</U></FONT></P>


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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>On June 1, 2005, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced that that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., has granted a royalty-bearing, nonexclusive license to Guangzhou Wintonic Battery &amp; Magnet Co. Ltd. (Wintonic) in connection with its proprietary Ovonic nickel metal hydride battery technology for consumer, nonpropulsion applications.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1><U>Item 9.01</U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>Press release issued by ECD on June 1, 2005 announcing a patent license agreement between its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., and Guangzhou Wintonic Battery &amp; Magnet Co. Ltd.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.7in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.7in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>By:&nbsp;<U>/s/ Stephan W. Zumsteg</U><U> </U>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 2.95in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1>Date: June 2, 2005</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT color=#333333><FONT size=1><B>Rochester Hills, Mich.</B>, June 1, 2005 &#151; Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) (NASDAQ:ENER) announced today that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. (Ovonic Battery), has entered into a patent license agreement in connection with its proprietary nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery technology with Guangzhou Wintonic Battery &amp; Magnet Co. Ltd. (Wintonic) of the People's Republic of China. Under the consumer battery license grant, Wintonic has a royalty-bearing, nonexclusive right to make, use and sell NiMH batteries for consumer, nonpropulsion applications.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT color=#333333 size=1>In a joint statement, Robert C. Stempel, Chairman and CEO of ECD Ovonics and Chairman of Ovonic Battery, and Stanford R. Ovshinsky, President and CTO of ECD Ovonics and CEO of Ovonic Battery, said, &#147;We are pleased to grant Wintonic a license to manufacture consumer NiMH batteries. Wintonic&#146;s desire to become an authorized supplier of nickel metal hydride batteries matches well with our strategy to bring all manufacturers within the People&#146;s Republic of China into our fold of licensees.&#148;</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT color=#333333 size=1><B>About ECD Ovonics</B></FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1><FONT color=#333333>ECD Ovonics is the leader in the synthesis of new materials and the development of advanced production technology and innovative products. It has pioneered and developed enabling technologies leading to new products and production processes based on amorphous, disordered and related materials, with an emphasis on advanced information technologies and alternative energy, including photovoltaics, fuel cells, consumer hydride batteries and hydride storage materials capable of storing hydrogen in the solid state for use as a feedstock for fuel cells or internal combustion engines or as an enhancement or replacement for any type of hydrocarbon fuel. ECD Ovonics designs and builds manufacturing machinery that incorporates its proprietary production processes, maintains ongoing research and development programs to continually improve its products, and develops new applications for its technologies. ECD Ovonics
holds the basic patents in its fields. ECD Ovonics' website address is </FONT><U>http://www.ovonic.com</U><FONT color=#333333>.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=1><FONT color=#333333>Wintonic was founded in 1998 and its factory is located in the Guandong Province in the PRC. Wintonic produces a wide range of NiMH and NiCd products for sale within the PRC and for export. Wintonic has approximately 1,000 employees. Wintonic&#146;s website address is </FONT>http://wintonic.en.alibaba.com/.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT color=#333333 size=1><I>This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions which ECD Ovonics, as of the date of this release, believes to be reasonable and appropriate. ECD Ovonics cautions, however, that the actual facts and conditions that may exist in the future could vary materially from the assumed facts and conditions upon which such forward-looking statements are based.</I></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT color=#333333 size=1>Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.</FONT></P>

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