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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.07.2008 (43) Date of publication: 20.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/21 (21) Application number: 07837386.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F23M 3/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/018833 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/024506 (28.02.2008 Gazette 2008/09)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 25.08.2006 US 840235 P (71) Applicant: Linde, Inc. Murray Hill, NJ 07974 (US)	(72) Inventor: SIMPSON, Neil Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (US) (74) Representative: Wickham, Michael  The Linde Group Intellectual Property Department The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road The Surrey Research Park Guildford Surrey GU2 7XY The Surrey Research Park Guildford Surrey GU2 7XY (GB)