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(43) Date of publication: 20.03.2019 Bulletin 2019/12 (21) Application number: 16901827.2 (22) Date of filing: 11.05.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F17C 9/00(2006.01) F17C 13/00(2006.01) F17C 9/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/031763 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/196310 (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: Innovative Cryogenic Systems, Inc. Wilmington, DE 19808 (US)	(72) Inventors: DELETRE, Bruno 78000 Versailles (FR) HAQUIN, Nicolas 92100 Boulogne Billancourt (FR) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)