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(43) Date of publication: 14.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/07 (21) Application number: 05757243.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.06.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B30B 3/04(2006.01) F16C 23/08(2006.01) F16C 13/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/019474 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/120816 (22.12.2005 Gazette 2005/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 03.06.2004 US 576432 P (71) Applicant: Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. 2596 HR The Hague (NL)	(72) Inventor: MORGENTHALER, Lee, Nicky Houston, TX 77096 (US) (74) Representative: Zeestraten, Albertus W. J.  Shell International B.V., Intellectual Property Services, P.O. Box 384 2501 CJ The Hague 2501 CJ The Hague (NL)