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EP 1 075 630 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 14.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/07 (21) Application number: 97946553.1 (22) Date of filing: 10.11.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F25B 27/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9720/229 (87) International publication number: WO 9924/766 (20.05.1999 Gazette 1999/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: Sterling, Jeffrey Stephen North Miami Beach, FL 33162 (US)	(72) Inventor: Sterling, Jeffrey Stephen North Miami Beach, FL 33162 (US) (74) Representative: Pratt, David Martin et al Withers & RogersGoldings House2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)