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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.02.2017 (43) Date of publication: 25.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/43 (21) Application number: 15820006.3 (22) Date of filing: 15.12.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01G 4/14(2006.01) H01G 4/32(2006.01) H01G 4/30(2006.01) H01G 4/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/065677 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/100260 (23.06.2016 Gazette 2016/25)

(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 MD (30) Priority: 17.12.2014 US 201414574175 (71) Applicant: Carver Scientific, Inc. Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (US)

(72) Inventors: CARVER, David, Reginald Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (US) CARVER, Robert, Glenn Austin, TX 78745-3463 (US) FULFER, Bradford, Wesley Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (US) GIBBS, Jaime, Hayes Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (US) HALL, Sean, Claudius Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (US) PRIDDY, Aaron, Trent Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (US) REYNOLDS, Sean, William Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (US) (74) Representative: Bond, Christopher William  Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München 80636 München (DE)