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(43) Date of publication: 27.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/04 (21) Application number: 14776713.1 (22) Date of filing: 22.05.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 31/14(2006.01) A01N 51/00(2006.01) A01N 43/40(2006.01) A01N 25/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2014/001594 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/177587 (26.11.2015 Gazette 2015/47)

(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 (71) Applicant: Sumitomo Corporation Tokyo 104-8610 (JP)	(72) Inventor: COTTRELL, Ian Spring Hill, FL 34609 (US) (74) Representative: Zwicker, Jörk  ZSP Patentanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Radlkoferstrasse 2 81373 München 81373 München (DE)