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(43) Date of publication: 22.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/30 (21) Application number: 13766444.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.09.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07C 2/86(2006.01) C07C 51/265(2006.01) C07C 2/46(2006.01) C07C 49/14(2006.01) C07C 15/08(2006.01) C07C 63/26(2006.01) C07C 2/62(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/059660 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/043468 (20.03.2014 Gazette 2014/12)

(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 (30) Priority: 14.09.2012 US 201261701276 P 15.03.2013 US 201313838761 (71) Applicant: Micromidas, Inc. West Sacramento, CA 95605 (US)

(72) Inventors: MASUNO, Makoto N. West Sacramento, CA 95605 (US) SMITH, Ryan L. West Sacramento, CA 95605 (US) BISSELL, John West Sacramento, CA 95605 (US) FOSTER, Marc Elk Grove, CA 95757 (US) SMITH, Patrick B. Midland, MI 48640 (US) HUCUL, Dennis A. Midland, MI 48640 (US) STARK, Edmund J. Midland, MI 48640 (US) HENTON, Daniel R. Midland, MI 48640 (US) DUMITRASCU, Adina Midland, MI 48640 (US) BRUNE, Katherine Midland, MI 48640 (US) (74) Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford LLP  One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)