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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.12.2007 (43) Date of publication: 08.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/41 (21) Application number: 07716374.9 (22) Date of filing: 09.01.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01D 5/02(2006.01) F01D 17/12(2006.01) F01D 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/000307 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/081817 (19.07.2007 Gazette 2007/29)

(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: 09.01.2006 US 757369 P (71) Applicants: Sonic Blue Aerospace Falmouth ME 04105 (US) Lugg, Richard H. Falmouth, ME 04105 (US)	(72) Inventor: LUGG, Richard, H. ME 04105 (US) (74) Representative: O'Neill, Brian et al F.R. Kelly & Co., 27 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)