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(43) Date of publication: 25.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/48 (21) Application number: 18901662.9 (22) Date of filing: 19.01.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23K 35/02(2006.01) B23K 35/36(2006.01) B23K 35/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/014501 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/143358 (25.07.2019 Gazette 2019/30)

(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 TN (71) Applicant: NCC Nano, LLC Dallas, TX 75251 (US)	(72) Inventor: HENDRIKS, Rob, Jacob 5654BN Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP  Aurora Building Counterslip Bristol BS1 6BX Bristol BS1 6BX (GB)