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EP 1 009 955 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25 (21) Application number: 96921479.0 (22) Date of filing: 10.06.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F23R 3/40 (86) International application number: PCT/US9609/910 (87) International publication number: WO 9747/926 (18.12.1997 Gazette 1997/54)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: CATALYTICA, INC. Mountain View, CA 94043-5272 (US)	(72) Inventors: DALLA BETTA, Ralph, A. Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) SCHLATTER, James, C. Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) CUTRONE, Martin, Bernard Niskayuna, NY 12309 (US) BEEBE, Kenneth, Winston Galway, NY 12074 (US) (74) Representative: Price, Nigel John King et al J.A. KEMP & CO.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)