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(43) Date of publication: 28.05.2014 Bulletin 2014/22 (21) Application number: 12815181.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.07.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04D 7/04(2006.01) F04D 29/42(2006.01) F04D 29/22(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2012/000868 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/010224 (24.01.2013 Gazette 2013/04)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 20.07.2011 AU 2011902894 (71) Applicant: Weir Minerals Australia Ltd Artarmon, NSW 2064 (AU)	(72) Inventors: LAVAGNA, Luis Moscoso North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU) GLAVES, Garry Bruce Marsfield, New South Wales 2122 (AU) (74) Representative: Dauncey, Mark Peter  Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester, M1 4HD Manchester, M1 4HD (GB)