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(43) Date of publication: 27.07.2022 Bulletin 2022/30 (21) Application number: 20865038.2 (22) Date of filing: 16.09.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47G 27/02(2006.01) B29B 9/06(2006.01) D05C 17/02(2006.01) B29B 17/00(2006.01) D05C 15/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): D06N 7/0068; D06N 7/0078; D06N 7/0081; D06N 2201/10; D06N 2203/061; D06N 2209/121; D05C 17/023; D10B 2503/04; D10B 2331/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/050987 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/055414 (25.03.2021 Gazette 2021/12)

(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: 20.09.2019 US 201916577783 23.10.2019 EP 19204778 (71) Applicant: Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation Calhoun, GA 30701 (US)	(72) Inventors: REYNOLDS, Charles Winston Calhoun, Georgia 30701 (US) SETHNA, Michael Bejon Jefferson City, Tennessee 37760 (US) CRAIG, Christopher Lee Calhoun, Georgia 30701 (US) (74) Representative: Vande Ginste, Kristof Omer  Flooring Industries Limited, SARL Patent department Ooigemstraat 3 8710 Wielsbeke 8710 Wielsbeke (BE)