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(88) Date of publication A3: 31.10.2013 (43) Date of publication: 14.01.2015 Bulletin 2015/03 (21) Application number: 13712412.9 (22) Date of filing: 08.03.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 3/115(2006.01) B22F 9/08(2006.01) B22F 5/02(2006.01) C22C 33/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/029792 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/134606 (12.09.2013 Gazette 2013/37)

(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: 09.03.2012 US 201261608853 P (71) Applicant: Federal-Mogul Corporation Southfield, MI 48033 (US)

(72) Inventors: CHRISTOPHERSON, JR., Denis, B. Waupun, WI 53963 (US) L'ESPERANCE, Gilles Candiac, Quebec J5R6 (CA) KOTH, Jeremy Sun Prairie, WI 53590 (US) BEAULIEU, Phillipe Montréal H2R 2A4 (CA) FARTHING, Leslie John Rugby CV22 5JW (GB) SCHOENWETTER, Todd Waupun, Wisconsin 53963 (US) (74) Representative: Barker, Rosemary Anne  HGF Limited 4th Floor, Merchant Exchange 17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG Manchester M1 5WG (GB)