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(43) Date of publication: 08.06.2016 Bulletin 2016/23 (21) Application number: 14752691.7 (22) Date of filing: 29.07.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16H 57/027(2012.01) F16K 17/34(2006.01) F16K 15/14(2006.01) F16K 24/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/048556 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/017377 (05.02.2015 Gazette 2015/05)

(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: 29.07.2013 US 201361859678 P 23.04.2014 US 201461983067 P 28.07.2014 US 201414341912 (71) Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Newark, DE 19711 (US)	(72) Inventors: BASHAM, Daniel E. Pylesville, MD 21132 (US) LOMBARDI, Nicholas Newark, DE 19711 (US) (74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch  Patentanwälte Destouchesstraße 68 80796 München 80796 München (DE)