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(11) EP 3 698 046 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
26.08.2020 Bulletin 2020/35

(21) Application number: 18869166.1

(22) Date of filing: 16.10.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F04B 17/04(2006.01)
F04B 25/02(2006.01)
F04B 35/04(2006.01)
F04B 19/00(2006.01)
F04B 31/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/056103
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/079312 (25.04.2019 Gazette 2019/17)
(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:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 17.10.2017 US 201715785963

(71) Applicants:
  • Gas Technology Institute
    Des Plaines, IL 60018 (US)
  • Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
    Austin, TX 78701 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • STAIR, Jason
    Chicago IL 60622 (US)
  • LINDSAY, Anthony
    Geneva IL 60134 (US)
  • LEWIS, Michael
    Austin TX 78759 (US)
  • ZOWARKA, Raymond
    Austin TX 78753 (US)
  • PRATAP, Siddharth
    Austin TX 78759 (US)
  • HEARN, Clay
    Austin TX 78727 (US)
  • PENNEY, Charles
    Round Rock TX 78681 (US)
  • WORTHINGTON, Michael
    Spicewood TX 78669 (US)
  • LIU, Hsing-Pang
    Austin TX 78726 (US)

(74) Representative: Rentsch Partner AG 
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8034 Zürich
8034 Zürich (CH)

   


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