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(43) Date of publication: 11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41 (21) Application number: 04810596.9 (22) Date of filing: 08.11.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01B 9/00(2006.01) F01B 1/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/037345 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/075793 (18.08.2005 Gazette 2005/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 20.01.2004 US 537774 P (71) Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. Glenview Cook County, Illinois 60026 (US)	(72) Inventor: SCHAUPP, John, F. Toledo, OH 43612 (US) (74) Representative: Vetter, Ewald Otto  Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 10 26 05 D-86016 Augsburg D-86016 Augsburg (DE)