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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.04.2011 (43) Date of publication: 23.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/21 (21) Application number: 10800466.4 (22) Date of filing: 14.07.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E21B 17/01(2006.01) E21B 43/01(2006.01) E21B 19/09(2006.01) B63B 35/44(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/041939 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/008834 (20.01.2011 Gazette 2011/03)

(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: 15.07.2009 US 225601 P 10.08.2009 US 232551 P 19.10.2009 US 252815 P 20.10.2009 US 253200 P 20.10.2009 US 253230 P 01.03.2010 US 714919 04.06.2010 US 351374 P (71) Applicant: My Technologies, L.l.c. Sugar Land, Texas 77478-3690 (US)	(72) Inventor: YEMINGTON, Charles, R. Arlington, TX 76017 (US) (74) Representative: Isfort, Olaf  Schneiders & Behrendt Rechtsanwälte - Patentanwälte Huestrasse 23 44787 Bochum 44787 Bochum (DE)