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(11) EP 3 701 206 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
02.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/36

(21) Application number: 18792623.3

(22) Date of filing: 27.09.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25J 1/00(2006.01)
F25J 1/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/053144
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/083676 (02.05.2019 Gazette 2019/18)
(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: 25.10.2017 US 201762576989 P

(71) Applicant: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Spring, TX 77389 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PIERRE, Fritz
    Humble, TX 77346 (US)
  • YUNKER, William, N.
    Boling, IL 60490 (US)
  • SITES, O., Angus
    Spring, TX 77388 (US)

(74) Representative: Uexküll & Stolberg 
Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstraße 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)

   


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