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(43) Date of publication: 01.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/31 (21) Application number: 16849805.3 (22) Date of filing: 23.09.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C30B 25/00(2006.01) C30B 25/18(2006.01) C30B 25/02(2006.01) C30B 25/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/053567 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/053883 (30.03.2017 Gazette 2017/13)

(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: 24.09.2015 US 201562232355 P (71) Applicant: Melior Innovations Inc. Houston, TX 77072 (US)	(72) Inventor: LAND, Mark S. Houston, TX 77056 (US) (74) Representative: Bungartz Christophersen Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte  Im Mediapark 6A 50670 Köln 50670 Köln (DE)