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(43) Date of publication: 07.08.2019 Bulletin 2019/32 (21) Application number: 17857510.6 (22) Date of filing: 29.09.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 39/20(2006.01) B32B 5/06(2006.01) D01F 1/07(2006.01) D04H 1/64(2012.01) B01D 46/10(2006.01) C23C 14/06(2006.01) D03D 15/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/054340 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/064500 (05.04.2018 Gazette 2018/14)

(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: 30.09.2016 US 201615283014 (71) Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose Company East Walpole, MA 02032 (US)

(72) Inventors: ZHANG, Xiaodan Nashua, NH 03063 (US) GUIMOND, Douglas, M. Pepperell MA 01463 (US) LIU, Carrie Hudson MA 01749 (US) ANANTHARAMAIAH, Nagendra Mysore 570002 (IN) JAGANATHAN, Sudhakar Northborough MA 01532 (US) GADBOIS, Gerald Westfield MA 01085 (US) SILIN, Maxim Hudson MA 01749 (US) GALLIMORE, Mark, A. Floyd VA 24091 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)