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(43) Date of publication: 20.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/51 (21) Application number: 16702818.2 (22) Date of filing: 04.01.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B29B 13/10(2006.01) B65H 45/00(2006.01) B29D 99/00(2010.01) B29B 11/16(2006.01) B29C 70/54(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/012062 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/130235 (18.08.2016 Gazette 2016/33)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 11.02.2015 US 201514619877 (71) Applicants: Senvion GmbH 22297 Hamburg (DE) Upton, Daniel E. Smithfield, Rhode Island 02197 (US)	(72) Inventors: UPTON, Daniel E. Smithfield, Rhode Island 02197 (US) GRUHN, Joel D. Barrington, Rhode Island 02806 (US) (74) Representative: Fischer, Michael Alexander  Teckstraße 11 73262 Reichenbach/Fils 73262 Reichenbach/Fils (DE)