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(43) Date of publication: 14.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/50 (21) Application number: 21750402.6 (22) Date of filing: 03.02.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F02C 6/16(2006.01) F02C 7/10(2006.01) F02C 6/18(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F02C 6/14; Y02E 20/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/016382 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/158639 (12.08.2021 Gazette 2021/32)

(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: 03.02.2020 US 202016779975 (71) Applicant: Malta Inc. Cambridge, MA 02139 (US)	(72) Inventor: LAUGHLIN, Robert B. Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (US) (74) Representative: Anderson, Oliver Ben et al Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD London EC1A 4HD (GB)