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EP 3 186 606 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.06.2016 (43) Date of publication: 05.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/27 (21) Application number: 15859072.9 (22) Date of filing: 26.08.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01J 4/00(2006.01) G01J 4/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/047008 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/076936 (19.05.2016 Gazette 2016/20)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 26.08.2014 US 201462041778 P 22.01.2015 US 201514602823 (71) Applicant: Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc. Hunstville, AL 35801 (US)	(72) Inventors: AYCOCK, Todd, M. Huntsville, AL 35801 (US) CHENAULT, David, B. Huntsville, AL 35801 (US) HANKS, Jonathan, B. Huntsville, AL 35801 (US) HARCHANKO, John, S. Huntsville, AL 35801 (US) (74) Representative: Casey, Alan Michael  FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 Dublin D04 F838 (IE)