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(43) Date of publication: 04.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/27 (21) Application number: 16770116.8 (22) Date of filing: 26.08.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 21/28(2006.01) B06B 1/06(2006.01) A61M 1/36(2006.01) C02F 1/36(2006.01) G01N 33/15(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/049088 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/040325 (09.03.2017 Gazette 2017/10)

(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: 28.08.2015 US 201562211142 P 06.11.2015 US 201562252068 P (71) Applicant: Flodesign Sonics Inc. Wilbraham, MA 01095 (US)

(72) Inventors: LIPKENS, Bart Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) PRESZ JR, Walter M. Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) KING, Jeffrey Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) BARNES, Jason Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) MEALEY, Dane Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) MCCARTHY, Brian Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) ROSS-JOHNSRUD, Benjamin Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) CHITALE, Kedar Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 (US) (74) Representative: Freischem & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Salierring 47-53 50677 Köln 50677 Köln (DE)