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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.07.2015 (43) Date of publication: 20.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/29 (21) Application number: 14844332.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D01D 5/253(2006.01) D01D 5/30(2006.01) D01F 8/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/055330 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/038860 (19.03.2015 Gazette 2015/11)

(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: 13.09.2013 US 201361877727 P (71) Applicant: Federal-Mogul Powertrain, Inc. Southfield, MI 48033 (US)	(72) Inventor: STAUDT, Eric K. Reading, PA 19606 (US) (74) Representative: HGF Limited  4th Floor Merchant Exchange 17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG Manchester M1 5WG (GB)