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(43) Date of publication: 26.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/43 (21) Application number: 20829037.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25D 1/00(2006.01) C25D 5/02(2006.01) C25D 1/04(2006.01) C25D 5/12(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C25D 1/003; C25D 1/04; C25D 5/022; C25D 5/12 (86) International application number: PCT/NL2020/050804 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/125959 (24.06.2021 Gazette 2021/25)

(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: 20.12.2019 NL 2024542 (71) Applicant: VECO B.V. 6961 LB Eerbeek (NL)

(72) Inventors: KUSTERS, Marco Herman Laurens Hubert 6961 LB Eerbeek (NL) MÜNNINGHOFF, Joris Antonius Wilhelmus 6961 LB Eerbeek (NL) HILDENBRAND, NiIcolas 6961 LB Eerbeek (NL) ALBERTS, Roy Gerardus Johannes Joseph 6961 LB Eerbeek (NL) BERENSCHOT, Johannes Hendrikus Maria 6961 LB Eerbeek (NL) KNOL, Harm Gerrit 6961 LB Eerbeek (NL) (74) Representative: De Vries & Metman  Overschiestraat 180 1062 XK Amsterdam 1062 XK Amsterdam (NL)