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(43) Date of publication: 29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39 (21) Application number: 08859457.7 (22) Date of filing: 03.12.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D06F 33/00(2006.01) D06F 39/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2008/066718 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/074500 (18.06.2009 Gazette 2009/25)

(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: 10.12.2007 US 1094 (71) Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH 81739 München (DE)	(72) Inventors: LUBERT, Thomas New Bern North Carolina 28562 (US) ZHOU, Ying New Bern North Carolina 28562 (US)