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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.04.2012 (43) Date of publication: 25.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/30 (21) Application number: 10779074.3 (22) Date of filing: 14.09.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H02G 1/08(2006.01) H02G 15/20(2006.01) H02G 9/06(2006.01) H02G 15/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/048719 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/032127 (17.03.2011 Gazette 2011/11)

(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: 09.08.2010 US 200961242159 P 07.11.2009 US 200961259167 P 14.09.2009 US 201061371722 P 08.08.2010 US 201061371924 P (71) Applicants: Faulkner, Roger Melrose MA 02176 (US) Todd, Ronald G. Framingham, MA 01702 (US)	(72) Inventors: Faulkner, Roger Melrose MA 02176 (US) Todd, Ronald G. Framingham, MA 01702 (US) (74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker  Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)