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(43) Date of publication: 11.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/28 (21) Application number: 16842791.2 (22) Date of filing: 30.08.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01B 11/22(2006.01) H01B 7/17(2006.01) H01B 11/20(2006.01) H01B 3/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/049406 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/040476 (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: 04.09.2015 US 201562214501 P (71) Applicant: Commscope Technologies LLC Hickory, NC 28602 (US)	(72) Inventors: ISLAM, Nahid Westmont, Illinois 60559 (US) WORDEN, Terry Scott Joliet, Illinois 60436 (US) (74) Representative: Parker, Andrew James  Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 86 06 24 81633 München 81633 München (DE)