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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.07.2006 (43) Date of publication: 08.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/32 (21) Application number: 05820782.0 (22) Date of filing: 25.10.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 7/10(2006.01) C10L 1/26(2006.01) C10G 9/16(2006.01) C10L 10/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/038522 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/049980 (11.05.2006 Gazette 2006/19)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 02.11.2004 US 979913 (71) Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Schenectady, N.Y. 12151 (US)

(72) Inventors: LEHRER, Scott, E. The Woodlands, TX 77382 (US) PRUETT, S. Blake Montgomery, TX 77356 (US) MINEVSKI, Liliana, V. The Woodlands, TX 77385 (US) EDMONDSON, James, G. Spring, TX 77379 (US) GOLIASZEWSKI, Alan, E. The Woodlands, TX 77381 (US) SHAO, Feng Philadelphia, PA 19147 (US) (74) Representative: Szary, Anne Catherine et al London Patent Operation General Electric International, Inc. 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU London WC2N 6LU (GB)