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(43) Date of publication: 18.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/34 (21) Application number: 02779529.3 (22) Date of filing: 05.11.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F17C 13/02, F17C 5/06, F17C 5/02, F17C 7/04 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2002/012349 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/044425 (30.05.2003 Gazette 2003/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 19.11.2001 EP 01127588 (71) Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft 65189 Wiesbaden (DE)	(72) Inventors: ERIKSSON, Eskil S-124 55 Bandhagen (SE) HAMREFORS, Jan S-187 51 Täby (SE) LINDQVIST, Kenneth S-128 38 Skarpnäck (SE) (74) Representative: Gellner, Bernd, Dr.  Linde AG,Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 21 65189 Wiesbaden 65189 Wiesbaden (DE)