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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/41 (21) Application number: 10777203.0 (22) Date of filing: 08.11.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01K 25/08(2006.01) F22B 29/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/055786 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/066089 (03.06.2011 Gazette 2011/22)

(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 30.11.2009 IT CO20090057 (71) Applicant: Nuovo Pignone S.p.A. 50127 Florence (IT)	(72) Inventors: LEHAR, Matthew, Alexander 85748 Munich Bavaria (DE) DE SIMON, Giulo I-50127 Firenze, Fi (IT) FREUND, Sebastian 85748 Garching B. Muenchen Bavaria (DE) SEGHI, Giacomo I-50127 Firenze, Fi (IT) (74) Representative: Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth  GE International Inc. Global Patent Operation - Europe 15 John Adam Street London WC2N 6LU London WC2N 6LU (GB)