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(43) Date of publication: 28.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/48 (21) Application number: 05856009.5 (22) Date of filing: 30.12.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25B 49/00(2006.01) F25B 41/04(2006.01) F25D 21/06(2006.01) G05D 23/32(2006.01) F25B 41/00(2006.01) F25B 47/00(2006.01) F25D 17/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/047529 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/101567 (28.09.2006 Gazette 2006/39)

(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: 18.03.2005 US 663961 P (71) Applicant: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28269 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHEN, Yu East Hartford, CT 06118 (US) SIENEL, Tobias H. East Hampton, MA 01027 (US) VERMA, Parmesh Manchester, CT 06040 (US) HUFF, Hans-joachim West Hartford, CT 06107 (US) (74) Representative: Leckey, David Herbert  Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)