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(43) Date of publication: 03.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/18 (21) Application number: 21829168.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.06.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 21/04(2006.01) B63B 21/16(2006.01) B63B 21/20(2006.01) B63B 21/10(2006.01) B63B 21/18(2006.01) B63B 21/22(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B63B 21/08; B63B 21/50; B63B 2021/505; B63B 21/18 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/038898 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/262980 (30.12.2021 Gazette 2021/52)

(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: 24.06.2020 US 202063043403 P (71) Applicant: Bardex Corporation Goleta, CA 93117 (US)	(72) Inventors: O'ROURKE, Charlie Goleta, CA 93117 (US) ATALLAH, Nick Goleta, CA 93117 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)