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(43) Date of publication: 19.04.2023 Bulletin 2023/16 (21) Application number: 21838050.9 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C02F 9/00(2023.01) C02F 1/00(2023.01) C02F 3/30(2023.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B01D 3/08; C02F 1/04; B01D 1/223; B01D 1/0082; C02F 2103/22; C02F 2303/24; C02F 1/004; C02F 2209/40; C02F 2209/02; C02F 2209/03; C02F 2303/04; Y02A 20/124; Y02A 20/152; Y02P 70/10; Y02W 10/37; Y02A 20/131 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/037795 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/010629 (13.01.2022 Gazette 2022/02)

(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: 07.07.2020 US 202016922189 13.10.2020 US 202017069221 (71) Applicant: Verno Holdings, Llc Las Vegas, NV 89107 (US)	(72) Inventors: RILEY, John D. Santa Maria, California 93455 (US) JOHNSON, Dana L. Ventura, California 93004 (US) BARNUM, Harry Patrick Ventura, California 93003 (US) (74) Representative: RGTH  Patentanwälte PartGmbB Neuer Wall 10 20354 Hamburg 20354 Hamburg (DE)