OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION (OTEC) SYSTEM - Patent 0830508

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EP 0 830 508 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/13

(21)	Application number: 96919094.0

(22)	Date of filing: 07.06.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01D 3/ 00^{( . )}
F01K 17/ 04^{( . )}
F03G 7/ 05^{( . )}

C02F 1/ 04^{( . )}
F01K 21/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/008952

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/041079 (19.12.1996 Gazette 1997/03)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV SI

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Priority:

07.06.1995 US 19950473925

(71)	Applicant: OTEC DEVELOPMENTS
	Oakton, VA 22124 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	FLYNN, Robert, J. Great Falls, VA 22066 (US) CICCHETTI, George, J. Great Falls, VA 22066 (US) d'E COONY, Jonathan Washington, DC 20009 (US) BUSH, Lloyd, A. East Hampton, NY 11937 (US) ROSE, John, Allen, III Fairfax, VA 22030 (US)

(74)	Representative: König, Norbert, Dipl.-Phys. Dr.
	Patentanwälte Leine & König Burckhardtstrasse 1 30163 Hannover 30163 Hannover (DE)

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