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(43) Date of publication: 22.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/34 (21) Application number: 16784706.0 (22) Date of filing: 11.10.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04D 13/02(2006.01) F04D 25/16(2006.01) F04D 29/38(2006.01) F04D 31/00(2006.01) F04D 13/12(2006.01) F04D 29/32(2006.01) F04D 29/58(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/056377 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/066165 (20.04.2017 Gazette 2017/16)

(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: 13.10.2015 US 201562240983 P (71) Applicant: Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc. Vista, CA 92081 (US)	(72) Inventors: BORG, Dustin Poway, California 92064 (US) HOHN, James San Diego, California 92107 (US) BLACKBURN, Shawn Anaheim, California 92808 (US) BAUCKMAN, Mark San Marcos, California 92078 (US) (74) Representative: Ipside  6, Impasse Michel Labrousse 31100 Toulouse 31100 Toulouse (FR)