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(43) Date of publication: 25.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/30 (21) Application number: 10817599.3 (22) Date of filing: 31.03.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F28F 1/32(2006.01) F28D 9/02(2006.01) F28F 17/00(2006.01) F28F 13/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/029416 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/034633 (24.03.2011 Gazette 2011/12)

(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: 16.09.2009 US 243064 P (71) Applicant: Carrier Corporation Farmington, CT 06034-4015 (US)

(72) Inventors: TARAS, Michael F. Fayetteville New York 13066 (US) ESFORMES, Jack Leon Jamesville New York 13078 (US) MEHENDALE, Sunil S. Manlius New York 13104 (US) BENDAPUDI, Satyam Manchester Connecticut 06040 (US) ALAHYARI, Abbas A. Manchester Connecticut 06040 (US) JOARDAR, Arindom East Syracuse New York 13057 (US) GORBOUNOV, Mikhail B. South Windsor Connecticut 06074 (US) (74) Representative: Taylor, Adam David et al Dehns 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)