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(43) Date of publication: 26.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/43 (21) Application number: 20828810.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25B 9/00(2006.01) F25J 1/00(2006.01) F25B 9/06(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F25B 9/002; F25B 9/004; F25B 9/06; F25J 1/0015; F25J 1/0037; F25J 1/0042; F25J 1/0045; F25J 1/0072; F25J 1/005; F25J 1/0052; F25J 1/0057; F25J 2270/16; F25J 1/0288; F25J 1/0249; F25J 1/0292; F25J 1/004; F25J 2270/06; F25J 1/0236; F25J 1/0265; F25J 1/0294; F25J 1/0012; F25J 1/007; F25J 1/0202; F25J 1/0204; F25J 2230/30; F25J 2220/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/062665 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/126513 (24.06.2021 Gazette 2021/25)

(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: 19.12.2019 US 201962950198 P (71) Applicant: Praxair Technology, Inc. Danbury, CT 06810 (US)	(72) Inventors: PROSSER, Neil M. Lockport, NY 14094 (US) HANDLEY, James R. Amherst, NY 14051 (US) DE CASTRO COSTA, Ricardo Dutra Clarence Center, NY 14032 (US) BILLINGHAM, John F. Amherst, NY 14051 (US) PARSNICK, David R. Amherst, NY 14226 (US) (74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB  Patentanwälte Bauerstraße 22 80796 München 80796 München (DE)