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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.11.2006 (43) Date of publication: 10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41 (21) Application number: 06719229.4 (22) Date of filing: 24.01.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25D 21/08(2006.01) F25C 5/08(2006.01) F28D 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/002283 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/081180 (03.08.2006 Gazette 2006/31)

(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: 24.01.2005 US 646394 P 25.01.2005 US 646932 P 23.11.2005 US 739506 P (71) Applicant: The Trustees of Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 (US)	(72) Inventor: PETRENKO, Victor Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766 (US) (74) Representative: Hössle Kudlek & Partner  Patentanwälte, Postfach 10 23 38 70019 Stuttgart 70019 Stuttgart (DE)