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(43) Date of publication: 20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03 (21) Application number: 14712977.9 (22) Date of filing: 07.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 9/08(2006.01) C22C 37/06(2006.01) C22C 33/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/021569 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/149932 (25.09.2014 Gazette 2014/39)

(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: 15.03.2013 US 201313837549 (71) Applicant: Federal-Mogul Corporation Southfield, MI 48033 (US)	(72) Inventors: BEAULIEU, Philppe Montreal H2R 2A4 (CA) CHRISTOPHERSON, Denis, B. Waupun, WI 53963 (US) JOHN FARTHING, Leslie Rugby Warwickshire (GB) SCHOENWETTER, Todd Waupun, WI 53963 (US) (74) Representative: HGF Limited  4th Floor Merchant Exchange 17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG Manchester M1 5WG (GB)