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(11) EP 3 455 471 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
20.03.2019 Bulletin 2019/12

(21) Application number: 16901319.0

(22) Date of filing: 13.05.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01M 11/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CN2016/082000
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/193364 (16.11.2017 Gazette 2017/46)
(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

(71) Applicant: Castrol Limited
Reading RG8 7QR (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • LAMB, Gordon
    Shanghai 201315 (CN)
  • ALI, Rana
    Pangbourne Reading RG8 7QR (GB)
  • BRETT, Peter
    Reading Berkshire RG4 7RS (GB)
  • BAKER, Michael
    Pangbourne Reading RG8 7QR (GB)
  • PAYNE, Marc
    Pangbourne Reading RG8 7QR (GB)
  • WILLIAMS, John
    Pangbourne Reading RG8 7QR (GB)

(74) Representative: BP Global Patents 
BP International Limited Global Patents & Technology Law Chertsey Road Middlesex
Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LN
Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 7LN (GB)

   


(54) APPARATUS AND METHOD