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EP 3 250 456 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 06.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/49 (21) Application number: 16743879.5 (22) Date of filing: 21.01.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B64C 39/02(2006.01) G01V 3/38(2006.01) G01V 3/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/014385 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/122966 (04.08.2016 Gazette 2016/31)

(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: 28.01.2015 US 201562109006 P 29.01.2015 US 201562109551 P (71) Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (US)	(72) Inventor: SEKELSKY, Stephen M. Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (US) (74) Representative: Glawe, Delfs, Moll  Partnerschaft mbB von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten Postfach 13 03 91 20103 Hamburg 20103 Hamburg (DE)