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(43) Date of publication: 26.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/39 (21) Application number: 06718007.5 (22) Date of filing: 11.01.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04B 43/12(2006.01) F25B 49/00(2006.01) F04B 1/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/000880 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/076386 (20.07.2006 Gazette 2006/29)

(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: 14.01.2005 US 644097 P (71) Applicant: Alumina Micro LLC Bellingham, WA 98226 (US)	(72) Inventor: UIBEL, Jeffrey, Ross Bellingham, Washington 98226 (US) (74) Representative: Beyer, Andreas  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)