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(43) Date of publication: 12.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/02 (21) Application number: 20706508.7 (22) Date of filing: 25.02.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01J 37/04(2006.01) H01J 37/30(2006.01) H01J 37/09(2006.01) H01J 37/32(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01J 2237/0041; H01J 37/09; H01J 37/30; H01J 37/04 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2020/054842 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/178068 (10.09.2020 Gazette 2020/37)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 04.03.2019 EP 19160472 (71) Applicants: AGC Glass Europe 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve (BE) AGC Inc. Tokyo 100-8405 (JP) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. Alpharetta, 30022-1167 (US) AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda CEP 12523-671 Guaratinguetá São Paulo (BR)

(72) Inventors: FERNANDES, José 7070 Le Roeulx (BE) NAVET, Benjamine 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve (BE) JACQUES, Amory 5100 Jambes (BE) (74) Representative: AGC Glass Europe  Technovation Centre Intellectual Property Department Rue Louis Blériot 12 6041 Gosselies 6041 Gosselies (BE)