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(43) Date of publication: 10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 (21) Application number: 07752989.9 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04C 14/22(2006.01) F04C 2/344(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/006328 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/123607 (01.11.2007 Gazette 2007/44)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 27.03.2006 US 389687 (71) Applicant: The Gates Corporation Denver, CO 80202 (US)	(72) Inventors: ARNOLD, Manfred 52072 Aachen (DE) MOOY, Robert H. Ontario (CA) MORTON, Paul M. Oakville Ontario (CA) (74) Representative: Tunstall, Christopher Stephen et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43 Bloomsbury Square GB-London WC1A 2RA GB-London WC1A 2RA (GB)