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EP 3 259 456 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 27.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/52 (21) Application number: 15741753.6 (22) Date of filing: 20.03.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01K 3/16(2006.01) F22B 1/02(2006.01) F01K 3/00(2006.01) F01K 3/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2015/055908 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/150458 (29.09.2016 Gazette 2016/39)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (71) Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 80333 München (DE)	(72) Inventors: BARMEIER, Till Andreas 20259 Hamburg (DE) SEIDEL, Volker 08014 Barcelona (ES)