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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.02.2005 (43) Date of publication: 03.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/18 (21) Application number: 04756005.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.06.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C01B 3/38(1980.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/020221 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/003025 (13.01.2005 Gazette 2005/02)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 25.06.2003 US 482351 P 13.02.2004 US 778891 13.02.2004 US 778904 (71) Applicant: Velocys, Inc. Plain City, OH 43064 (US)

(72) Inventors: WATSON, Junko, M. Columbus, OH 43235 (US) DALY, Francis, P. Delaware, OH 43015 (US) WANG, Yong Richland, WA 99352 (US) TONKOVICH, Anna Lee Marysville, OH 43040 (US) FITZGERALD, Sean, P. Columbus, OH 43221 (US) PERRY, Steven, T. Galloway, OH 43119 (US) SILVA, Laura, J. Dublin, OH 43017 (US) TAHA, Rachid Dublin, OH 43017 (US) ACEVES DE ALBA, Enrique Dublin, OH 43016 (US) CHIN, Ya-Huei Richland, WA 99352 (US) ROZMIAREK, Robert Richland, WA 99352 (US) LI, XiaoHong Richland, WA 99352 (US) (74) Representative: Kritzenberger, Jürgen Hermann  Kritzenberger & Zeuner Hedwigstrasse 9 D-80636 München D-80636 München (DE)