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(43) Date of publication: 23.05.2018 Bulletin 2018/21 (21) Application number: 16744976.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.07.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 30/96(2006.01) B01D 15/36(2006.01) G01N 30/46(2006.01) B01D 15/16(2006.01) G01N 30/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/040939 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/011218 (19.01.2017 Gazette 2017/03)

(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: 13.07.2015 US 201562091576 P 03.12.2015 US 201562262575 P (71) Applicant: General Electric Company Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)	(72) Inventors: SIVAVEC, Timothy, Mark Clifton Park, NY 12065 (US) MCLEAN, Nathan Glenville, NY 12302 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)