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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.08.2013 (43) Date of publication: 05.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/06 (21) Application number: 12714463.2 (22) Date of filing: 30.03.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01K 17/04(2006.01) F23J 15/02(2006.01) F23J 15/00(2006.01) F22B 37/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/031365 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/135574 (04.10.2012 Gazette 2012/40)

(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: 31.03.2011 US 201161469919 P 28.03.2012 US 201213432350 (71) Applicants: Alstom Technology Ltd 5400 Baden (CH) Dow Global Technologies LLC Midland, MI 48674 (US)

(72) Inventors: HANDAGAMA, Nareshkumar B. Knoxville, Tennessee 37922 (US) KOTDAWALA, Rasesh R. Knoxville, Tennessee 37931 (US) JONSSON, Staffan CH-5610 Wohlen (CH) PFEFFER, Allen M. Windsor Locks, Connecticut 06096 (US) DRENIK, Olivier F-90000 Belfort (FR) MARCHAND, Jacques F-90300 Sermamagny (FR) SCHUBERT, Craig Norman Lake Jackson, Texas 77566 (US) (74) Representative: Dreiss  Patentanwälte Gerokstrasse 1 70188 Stuttgart 70188 Stuttgart (DE)