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EP 2 427 677 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 14.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/11 (21) Application number: 10772682.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.05.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16K 1/44(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/033521 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/129531 (11.11.2010 Gazette 2010/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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: 05.05.2009 US 175705 P 06.05.2009 US 175831 P 11.05.2009 US 177150 P 20.11.2009 US 262981 P 23.12.2009 US 289633 P (71) Applicant: Liquidbreaker, LLC Carlsbad, California (US)	(72) Inventor: FIMA, Giovanni Oceanside California 92054 (US) (74) Representative: Lane, Cathal Michael et al 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)