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(43) Date of publication: 02.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/44 (21) Application number: 14874437.8 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 32/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/072222 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/100356 (02.07.2015 Gazette 2015/26)

(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: 26.12.2013 US 201361920879 P (71) Applicant: QS Energy, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US)	(72) Inventors: MEINHART, Carl D. Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US) SIMUNDSON, Bjorn D.H. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (US) (74) Representative: Ede, Eric  Murgitroyd & Company Scotland House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)