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(43) Date of publication: 31.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/35 (21) Application number: 20879738.1 (22) Date of filing: 22.07.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01R 3/00(2006.01) G01R 29/08(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01R 3/00; G01R 29/0885; G04F 5/14; G01R 33/032; G01R 33/0094; G01R 33/0052 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2020/051009 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/077204 (29.04.2021 Gazette 2021/17)

(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: 21.10.2019 US 201916659276 21.10.2019 US 201916659289 (71) Applicant: Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories North Waterloo, Ontario N2L 0A9 (CA)	(72) Inventors: RAMIREZ-SERRANO, Jaime Waterloo, Ontario N2L 0A9 (CA) AMARLOO, Hadi Waterloo, Ontario N2L 0A9 (CA) SHAFFER, James P. Waterloo, Ontario N2L 0A9 (CA) (74) Representative: Potter Clarkson  The Belgrave Centre Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG Nottingham NG1 5GG (GB)