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(43) Date of publication: 28.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/35 (21) Application number: 11833681.7 (22) Date of filing: 19.10.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25C 5/06(2006.01) B64D 15/16(2006.01) B06B 1/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2011/050660 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/051717 (26.04.2012 Gazette 2012/17)

(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: 19.10.2010 CA 2718026 (71) Applicants: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Chicoutimi, Québec G7H 2B1 (CA) National Research Council of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6 (CA)	(72) Inventors: PERRON, Jean Chicoutimi Québec G7J 4V6 (CA) LAFORTE, Caroline St-Honoré Québec G0V 1L0 (CA) QUINLAN, Peter Brantford Ontario N3R 6Z3 (CA) ZIMCIK, David Kanata Ontario K2L 2G5 (CA) (74) Representative: Novagraaf Technologies  122 rue Edouard Vaillant 92593 Levallois-Perret Cedex 92593 Levallois-Perret Cedex (FR)