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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.09.2021 (43) Date of publication: 30.11.2022 Bulletin 2022/48 (21) Application number: 21743712.8 (22) Date of filing: 22.01.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01L 7/00(2006.01) B01L 9/06(2006.01) B65G 45/22(2006.01) B65G 49/05(2006.01) B01L 7/02(2006.01) B65G 45/18(2006.01) B65G 49/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B08B 1/04; B08B 1/02; B08B 1/002; B01L 13/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/014531 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/150833 (29.07.2021 Gazette 2021/30)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 24.01.2020 US 202062965446 P (71) Applicant: Hamilton Storage Technologies, Inc. Franklin, MA 02038 (US)	(72) Inventors: GOMEZ, Joseph, P. Northbridge, MA 01534 (US) AKAR, Ali Needham, MA 02492 (US) ANDRADE, Gordon Douglas, MA 01516 (US) MELLO, Tyler Seekonk, MA 02771 (US) SWENSON, Jonathan Marlborough, MA 01752 (US) (74) Representative: CSY Herts  Helios Court 1 Bishop Square Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9NE Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9NE (GB)