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(43) Date of publication: 22.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/12 (21) Application number: 03818804.1 (22) Date of filing: 03.06.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01D 25/34(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/017387 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/031121 (07.04.2005 Gazette 2005/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: King of Fans, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311-2938 (US)	(72) Inventors: BUCHER, Charles, E. Valrico, FL 33594 (US) BUCHER, John, C Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 (US) (74) Representative: McKeown, Yvonne Mary et al c/o MacLachlan & Donaldson, 47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)