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(11) EP 3 405 726 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/48

(21) Application number: 16759960.4

(22) Date of filing: 26.08.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25J 3/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/048884
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/127136 (27.07.2017 Gazette 2017/30)
(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: 22.01.2016 US 201615004210

(71) Applicant: Praxair Technology, Inc.
Danbury, CT 06810 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • XU, Zhengrong
    East Amberst NY 14051 (US)
  • LUO, Yang
    Amherst NY 14051 (US)

(74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB 
Patentanwälte Bauerstrasse 22
80796 München
80796 München (DE)

   


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