Owner General Electric Company

Inventors Boyette, Scott M.; Potyrailo, Radislav A.; Xiao, Caibin

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2005208255

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/073696

Priority 10/760,438 20.01.04 US

Filing date 4 January 2005

Wipo publication date 11 August 2005

Acceptance publication date 13 May 2010

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