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(43) Date of publication: 01.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/18 (21) Application number: 17750805.8 (22) Date of filing: 10.02.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06K 9/42(2006.01) G06F 3/041(2006.01) G06K 9/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/017316 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/139537 (17.08.2017 Gazette 2017/33)

(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: 11.02.2016 US 201662293924 P 02.08.2016 US 201615226153 (71) Applicant: AMI Research & Development, LLC Merrimack, NH 03054 (US)	(72) Inventors: APOSTOLOS, John T. Lyndeborough New Hampshire 03082 (US) MOUYOS, William Windham New Hampshire 03087 (US) FENG, Judy Nashua New Hampshire 03063 (US) JEFFREY, Dwayne T. Amherst New Hampshire 03031 (US) DOBROWOLSKI, Lilliam Merrimack New Hampshire 03054 (US) (74) Representative: Hanna Moore + Curley  Garryard House 25/26 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, D02 PX51 Dublin 2, D02 PX51 (IE)