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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.02.2011 (43) Date of publication: 04.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/14 (21) Application number: 10781090.5 (22) Date of filing: 25.05.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04B 53/14(2006.01) F16C 33/02(2006.01) F04B 53/18(2006.01) F04B 1/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/036075 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/138511 (02.12.2010 Gazette 2010/48)

(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: 28.05.2009 US 181929 P (71) Applicant: Carrier Corporation Farmington, CT 06489 (US)	(72) Inventor: FLANIGAN, Paul, J. Cicero NY 13039 (US) (74) Representative: Taylor, Adam David  Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)