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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.12.2006 (43) Date of publication: 17.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/42 (21) Application number: 05855852.9 (22) Date of filing: 28.12.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25B 43/00(2006.01) F25B 39/04(2006.01) F25B 39/02(2006.01) F25B 49/00(2006.01) F25B 5/00(2006.01) F28D 7/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/047359 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/083445 (10.08.2006 Gazette 2006/32)

(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: 02.02.2005 US 649435 P (71) Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION Farmington, Connecticut 06034 (US)	(72) Inventors: GORBOUNOV, Mikhail B. South Windsor, CT 06074 (US) SAHM, Michael K. Avon, CT 06001 (US) VERMA, Parmesh Manchester, CT 06040 (US) (74) Representative: Booth, Catherine Louise  Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)