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(43) Date of publication: 17.02.2016 Bulletin 2016/07 (21) Application number: 14748993.4 (22) Date of filing: 06.02.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B62J 11/00(2006.01) B62J 3/00(2006.01) A63B 23/04(2006.01) B62M 3/08(2006.01) A63B 22/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/015089 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/124126 (14.08.2014 Gazette 2014/33)

(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: 07.02.2013 US 201361761872 P 12.03.2013 US 201361777240 P (71) Applicants: Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts 02115 (US) Bejestan, Amir Bahador Farjadian Brookline, Massachusetts 02445 (US) Mavroidis, Constantinos Arlington, MA 02476 (US) Kong, Qingchao Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (US)

(72) Inventors: BEJESTAN, Amir Bahador Farjadian Brookline, Massachusetts 02445 (US) MAVROIDIS, Constantinos Arlington, Massachusetts 02476 (US) KONG, Qingchao Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (US) (74) Representative: Lucey, Michael  PurdyLucey Intellectual Property 6-7 Harcourt Terrace D2 Dublin D2 Dublin (IE)