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(43) Date of publication: 15.05.2013 Bulletin 2013/20 (21) Application number: 11739127.6 (22) Date of filing: 05.07.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E02B 17/00(2006.01) E02D 27/52(2006.01) E02D 13/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2011/001013 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/004556 (12.01.2012 Gazette 2012/02)

(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: 05.07.2010 GB 201011251 (71) Applicant: Marine Current Turbines Limited Camberley GU16 8QD (GB)	(72) Inventor: FRAENKEL, Peter, Leonard London W13 8NQ (GB) (74) Representative: Bruns, Olaf  Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München 80506 München (DE)