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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.10.2010 (43) Date of publication: 16.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/46 (21) Application number: 09836765.9 (22) Date of filing: 09.12.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 3/02(2006.01) C22C 1/04(2006.01) C22C 21/00(2006.01) B22F 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/067325 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/077735 (08.07.2010 Gazette 2010/27)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 09.12.2008 US 316046 (71) Applicant: United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT 06101 (US)	(72) Inventor: PANDEY, Awadh, B. Jupiter Florida 33458 (US) (74) Representative: Hall, Matthew Benjamin  Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)