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(43) Date of publication: 31.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/44 (21) Application number: 10839844.7 (22) Date of filing: 20.12.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F17C 5/04(2006.01) F25J 1/02(2006.01) B63B 27/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/NO2010/000475 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/078688 (30.06.2011 Gazette 2011/26)

(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: 22.12.2009 NO 20093579 (71) Applicant: Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems AS 1371 Asker (NO)	(72) Inventors: RUMMELHOFF, Carl, Jørgen N-1536 Moss (NO) THORESEN, Stein N-1365 Blommenholm (NO) (74) Representative: Bergheim, Olav et al Zacco Norway AS Haakon VII's gt. 2 P.O. Box 2003 Vika 0125 Oslo 0125 Oslo (NO)