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(43) Date of publication: 16.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/38 (21) Application number: 13776920.4 (22) Date of filing: 03.10.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 1/00(2006.01) C22C 5/06(2006.01) B22F 9/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/063155 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/074247 (15.05.2014 Gazette 2014/20)

(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: 08.11.2012 US 201261723942 P 02.10.2013 US 201314043966 (71) Applicant: Carestream Health, Inc. Rochester, NY 14608 (US)	(72) Inventors: LYNCH, Doreen, C. Rochester, NY 14608 (US) RAMSDEN, William, D. Rochester, NY 14608 (US) BLINN, Jeffrey Rochester, NY 14608 (US) ZHANG, Junping Rochester, NY 14608 (US) (74) Representative: Wagner & Geyer  Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)