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(43) Date of publication: 08.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/06 (21) Application number: 10723843.8 (22) Date of filing: 30.03.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F22B 35/14(2006.01) F22B 29/06(2006.01) F22D 7/04(2006.01) F22B 37/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/029155 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/114818 (07.10.2010 Gazette 2010/40)

(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: 02.04.2009 US 166045 P 29.03.2010 US 748718 (71) Applicant: Alstom Technology Ltd 5400 Baden (CH)	(72) Inventors: BANAS, John M. Warren Massachusetts 01083 (US) GANESH, Ganesh A. San Diego California 92129 (US) MORIARTY, Robert J. Windsor Locks Connecticut 06096 (US) MRUK, Bryan W. Chicopee Massachusetts 01020 (US) RAVULAPARTHY, Pavan Kumar S. Connecticut 06042 (US) (74) Representative: Hellwig, Tillmann Johannes et al Dreiss Patentanwälte Gerokstrasse 1 70188 Stuttgart 70188 Stuttgart (DE)