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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.10.2009 (43) Date of publication: 17.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/07 (21) Application number: 08767985.8 (22) Date of filing: 30.05.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F23D 14/56(2006.01) F23D 14/22(2006.01) F23K 5/00(2006.01) F23D 14/38(2006.01) F23D 14/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/006881 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/150465 (11.12.2008 Gazette 2008/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 31.05.2007 US 932671 P (71) Applicant: Corning Incorporated Corning, NY 14831 (US)	(72) Inventors: DOUGHERTY, Frank, III Mays Landing New Jersey 08332 (US) IANSON, Shawn D Westfield, Pennsylvania 16950 (US) SALVAGIN, Ricky L Savona, New York 14879 (US) (74) Representative: Anderson, James Edward George  Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)