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(43) Date of publication: 06.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/27 (21) Application number: 14841223.2 (22) Date of filing: 18.08.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B24C 9/00(2006.01) B24B 31/12(2006.01) B24C 1/04(2006.01) B24B 31/06(2006.01) B24B 41/06(2012.01) B24C 3/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2014/000628 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/027310 (05.03.2015 Gazette 2015/09)

(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: 28.08.2013 US 201361870980 P 21.11.2013 US 201361907207 P 09.12.2013 US 201361913439 P 21.05.2014 US 201461001425 P (71) Applicant: MDS Coating Technologies Corp. St Laurent, Quebec H4S 1P4 (CA)	(72) Inventors: MARTIN, Lee Summerside, Prince Edward Island C1N 6H7 (CA) BELL, Joshua Long River, Prince Edward Island C0B 1M0 (CA) (74) Representative: Johansson, Lars E.  Hynell Patenttjänst AB P.O. Box 138 683 23 Hagfors 683 23 Hagfors (SE)